Eagle Byzantium

Because at this moment, David's "Holy Oak Mentor" George, the builder, had successfully recruited 4,000 Cuman soldiers from the grasslands (north of the Caucasus) in the past two days and arrived here quickly. David's front-line attack strength already reached 10,000. There are as many as nine thousand men, plus Theodorus's six thousand men over there, which is enough to crush Gawain, his army and camp under the favorable situation of attacking from both front and rear.

"Don't feed it meat! Let it starve and let it suffer." David suddenly scolded the falconer beside him, and then the spotted-breasted falcon named "Mitra" flew onto the owner's Shoulder, "Mitra, Mitra... endure it. After this battle, you can enjoy the taste of victory."

King David then looked at the situation around all Kars.

Gawain's two brigades are still besieging the main fortress on the ridge. As for the Chiarte on the eastern front, there is no big movement from the armies of Gawain's two slave countries. They seem to be afraid that chaos will cause the front to collapse. "This barbarian is too arrogant. He should withdraw the siege of Mahadezeri and gather the main hedgehogs. , that way we still have a chance of winning." When David glanced at the Holy Apostles Cathedral, he said to the generals around him, "You can only punch out more powerfully by shrinking your fists. There, the enemy will imitate. The Alans built a ridiculous vehicle barrier, probably to provide their cowardly fire gunmen with supplies. Covered. "Finally, the young king of Georgia set his sights on the camp of Tarsus' army on the heights of Sanuch, which seemed to be undefended at all, for Gawain took all his elite soldiers to it. The Western Slope formed a formation to guard against Theodorus, "horse infantry and archers attacked the enemy's cathedral of the Holy Apostles. There was nothing they could do if they tried their best to break through the people's chariot barrier; but I personally led the cavalry across the middle section of the stream to storm the enemy's camp. There was no need to be afraid when encountering the enemy's firecrackers. When they fired such After the smoke cleared, we rushed through bravely with the help of fast horses and chopped the enemies into pieces with our swords. "

After the arrangement was completed, the builder David raised his arms - the flag bearers waved the eagle flag. This was not only a signal for the entire army to dispatch, but also a signal for Theodoro on the other side to attack from a flank.

The Georgian army was very fast. They poured out of the various camps and roads in the Chakmak Mountains, and gathered in the open space about an hour away in front of the Holy Apostles Cathedral like many rivers flowing into the sea, forming a cloud-like battle formation. It's scary to look at.

At the carriage battle line in front of the Holy Apostles Cathedral, the carriages connected by cooked cowhide were lined up with light shrimp cannons and gunners holding ignition poles. Soldiers from the two detachments of the Yevanduni Brigade were on the line. Inside, they were half-kneeling, holding spears, axes, spears, and halberds in their hands (this brigade had not yet undergone battle formation reforms), and the weapons and blades were all stabbing into the sky.

This vehicle barrier line was arranged in a zigzag-like "concave" shape to prevent the Georgian soldiers from "attacking one section of it." The three long perfume bottle artillery pieces on wheels each controlled a section of the position, and they were pushed into the vehicle barrier. Outside the line, the muzzle is facing Facing the dense influx of Georgian troops, brave artillerymen carrying various equipment stood on the left and right. In front of them were wooden posts, trenches and earthen basket walls for shelter, and behind them were long musketeers and crossbows on the carriage boards. Hand shooting as cover.

There is also a cannon located behind a large modified window in the transept tower of the church. It is commanded by young Nexus Sanzavale himself. His eyes are always following the dark muzzle of the cannon, facing the tide of Georgia. At the center of the army, the opponent's proud eagle flag is prominently displayed along with the troops.

Nexus calculated the firing table, and began to ask the gunners to prepare projectiles and Cathay powder - beforehand, he accepted the order from Commander Leotius, "In this battle, you are the first gunner, and you must give the enemy a hard blow." Come on hard, boost the morale of our army, and lead everyone to victory."

"Lift the cannon body one degree." Nexus said while adjusting his breathing.

Several gunners immediately raised the heavy bronze gun body and pressed down the bolts protruding from the rear side. A single-sided curved wedge was erected on the gun mount. hole, when the bolt fits the hole below, tighten it After that, the muzzle of the gun "raised a degree" as Nexus wished, which means that Tarsus's light artillery can now achieve free pitching with the help of this bolt and wedge adjustment. Angle shoots out different distances.

At this time, on the hillside where Theodoro was, the elites of Trabzon had also formed their formation. The old general looked at his battle formation: on the left side of the entire position was the Chakmak Stream, in the center were some soft and sunken sand and plains, with moist and crisscrossing small rivers and ditches, which were very unfavorable for cavalry maneuvers, while on the right side was a dry The road is a suitable place for cavalry, and beyond the road are rolling forests and hills.

The old general quickly judged that this terrain had both advantages and disadvantages for him, just like Gawain.

The advantage is that from here to Sanuh, the terrain is relatively long and narrow, which is not conducive to Gawain's unilateral advantageous military power. At least his four cavalry regiments cannot make a smooth roundabout; the disadvantage is that if Gawain's The spear formation pressing down on such terrain would probably be too much for anyone to bear.

As for Gawain, who was wearing a red-hand plumage on his head, since the first ray of sunshine broke through the clouds today, he had supervised all the spearmen of the Gemmagis Brigade and the Red Hand Brigade (most of them), forming a close relationship. There are three large square formations, one in front and two in back. Each large square formation consists of three The detachment is composed of thirty companies of large infantry spearmen. The middle and four corners are full of shooting troops holding muskets and forks. Bird-tail-shaped and umbrella-shaped feathers are spread out in full swing under this formation. All soldiers The steps were slow and neat, heading towards Theodore Luo's position came, "Gawain wanted to concentrate his military power to defeat me first in the west. The sun was behind them and illuminated our side, which was beneficial to their shooters. But the Trabzon peasant army Archers are not just for nothing," the old general read. Thinking of Gawain's reply yesterday, he felt that after this battle, no matter who was the winner, he would not have the slightest pity for the loser, so he took off his peacock feather helmet and put on the lion's golden crown that symbolized his own glory, " My beloved wife, Marianne, helps me in this endeavor!”

At this moment, a cannon sounded, announcing the beginning of the Battle of Kars.

This cannon was fired from the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles by Nexus. The walls and window lattice around the muzzle trembled and swayed, and the candles and small carvings on the altar table rolled around - the cannonball flew for a while and then said: The long arc of the fall hit the center of the Georgia array. A burst of smoke, dust and gun barrel fragments danced, and the eagle flag at the center of the Georgia army was knocked down.

"Long live Santa Barbara!" All the gunners of this cannon, including Nexus himself, raised their hands and shouted wildly.