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"Hey, Gawain, aren't you worried about encountering another betrayal like that of Barromeo?" After the military meeting, Gawain, who was patrolling the night in person, and the officer following him, asked him curiously. .

"I have replaced all the Greek noble officers, and the remaining thirty warriors of the Red Hand detachment have also been taken into my guard, so I don't have such worries. Titicius is Caesar's agent and needs to come from me. To gain political and military capital, you must support me wholeheartedly now; Francesco and the Italian veterans all want to return to their hometown and old garrison. Their fields in Asia Minor are gone, and they have no worries about the emperor. There is no loyalty to rely on; as for you, Diognis, you have said before that you are willing to fight alongside me, and I will leave all the five hundred Tecopo soldiers to your command. I believe you." Gawain, who was walking back and forth in the grass with his boots to clean the dew, turned to Diogenes and said, "Two days later, I want you to lead a small patrol team to give the pirates a blow. I will watch from behind. ”

In the night wind, the officer nodded, "Yes, since His Majesty appointed me to be your deputy, I will definitely fulfill my duties!"

Two days later, there was a village about three kilometers southeast of Gallipoli on the outskirts of Gallipoli, leaning against the brown mountain peaks that were gradually rising. This had always been the "border" between the Zahas pirates and the Gallipoli garrison. It is a "canine tooth" place that both parties default to: previously , about a thousand pirates, most of them were Turks and Saracens. The former fought on land and the latter operated ships. They once marched north, preparing to attack Gallipoli to gain greater sweetness, but the Italians led by Francesco The veteran team, plus refugees from Xiaoya, established a stronghold to defend themselves and repel them.

After that, the pirates retreated to the lair of Ellainus and concentrated on heading south to attack wealthy islands such as Samos and Chios. They changed their strategy to mainly harass and plunder the Gallipoli area.

However, the Byzantine garrison commander in Gallipoli had no intention of counterattack. He just hid in the fortress and waited for His Majesty the Emperor to personally lead his troops to solve the problem.

Therefore, even a small group of pirates who come to steal things and livestock are unscrupulous when they break into mountain villages.

About three minutes before the first hour of the day, two Tecopo soldiers carrying quivers and scimitars slowly touched the grass and walked on the hillside, looking at the village shrouded in fog. According to the law, at this time, the sheep in the village had already walked up the hillside to graze and eat under the leadership of the children, but because It's about the time when pirates attack (regular, but not particularly accurate), so at this moment, the livestock pens in the village are still tightly closed. A simple wooden watchtower stands at the entrance of the village, with an iron bell hanging from it, keeping watch. The villagers were extremely nervous and kept looking at the roads leading to their villages between the hillsides and valleys.

At the boundary about five or six arrows away from the village, fifty Tecobo cavalry covered in dark robes were waiting quietly under the command of Diogenes. Gawain personally and two Varangian The warrior lay on the hill in front of the cavalry, lowered the red hand flag to the ground, and stared at the village.

Half an hour later, the fog gradually dissipated, and as expected, bursts of noisy sounds came from the other side of the valley. Soon a group of people and horses came out from behind the sheltered rocks and trees. This group had very few people on horseback, only about five or six people. , walking at the front and back, all wearing turbans or felt hats on their heads, walking in disheveled clothes, many of them barefoot, carrying swords on their shoulders, chatting and laughing.

Dressed in a typical pirate style, it seems that Zahas' military adaptability is very strong.

The two Tecopo soldiers who were on the outpost on the cliff hurriedly fell down and quietly observed the advance of the team.

Almost at the same time, the bell at the entrance of the village rang, and many villagers rushed out of the village, pulling cattle and sheep, carrying luggage and furniture on their backs, and ran towards the plains below, trying to escape to the Gallipoli Fortress and get shelter. , cries suddenly surged.

The pirates laughed one after another and waved their weapons without warning, charging towards the village. It seemed that they had succeeded many times and had no sense of precaution.

A Tecobo soldier jumped up and ran quickly through the woods. He ran to the rocks of the hill facing the cavalry and raised the horns hanging on his shoulder straps. In an instant, a whining sound spread throughout the mountains and fields. At this time, in addition to the warning bells in the village, there was also the sound of military horns. The pirates who rushed into the village raised their heads. Another Tecobo soldier who had ambushed in advance stood up and shot an arrow at the pirates' queue. Flying, he shot a horse on horseback, and the horse fell down. The pirates howled, and some of them rushed up the hill with their knives, while others crossed the wooden fence and began to rob and set fire everywhere.

The two Tecopo mercenaries followed each other, shooting arrows to cover each other, and ran towards the other side of the mountain above the village. At this moment, in the village, in the houses, warehouses and holes on the bell tower, arrows suddenly flew out, like the sharp teeth of a pack of wolves, shooting down the random pirates one by one. Now come The looters were completely confused and fell into an ambush.

Hearing the sound of the horn, the other two Tecopo cavalrymen who were ambushing at the entrance of the village took advantage of the pirates to be attracted by the two people on the cliff. They quickly mounted their horses, held up a small flag, and faced the hill where Diognis was. Speeding away everywhere.

"See the little flag, raise my red hand flag!" Gawain shouted, and then a Varangian warrior raised the red hand flag, and another raised the horns and blew the horns in response.

"Attack!" Diogenes shouted when he saw the red flag signal, and he took the lead and galloped towards the village. Fifty Tekopo cavalrymen moved and followed closely. More than a dozen pirates who had rushed to the plain to chase the villagers turned around in fear and ran towards the village.

Soon, Diogenes led the team to the bottom of the village, "Half of the people dismounted and attacked, and the other half continued to ride around the valley passage to cut off the return route of these bandits!"

The Tekopo people are good at using bows and arrows. Most of the pirates were Turks to whom Zahas belonged, and they were also good at using bows and arrows. Arrows flew all over the village, and the two sides suddenly felt a bit of a stalemate. At this time, Diogenes, who came from the other side, bravely climbed up the slope connecting the village and the plain, knocked down two pirates who had not escaped in time with a flail, and then took more than 20 Tekopo soldiers, drew their sabers and swords, chopped down the outer fence, and chased and killed the enemies running around.

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Inspired by the guard, the rest of the Tekopo soldiers also abandoned archery, rushed out of the ambush houses, and turned to hand-to-hand combat. The pirates, who lacked organization and training, were quickly defeated. The remaining people fled towards the mountain road outside the village, and were caught head-on by another team of cavalry sent by Diogenes...

Within one minute, this carefully organized outpost ambush ended perfectly.