Eagle Byzantium

Bramson, who was sent by Melo to deliver the order, rode a horse like an arrow and galloped towards the camp in Nis. The cool breeze of the evening blew on his face, and he was half stunned. The coolness was half the heat of the fire, and by the time he reached the camp gate, the smell of alcohol had completely dissipated, so he felt very proud and lucky when he dismounted and faced the iron-faced military judge Giovanni.

"Thank you!" Gawain in the camp, after listening to Bramson's report, immediately threw a money bag to the bankrupt knight. The other party accepted it with joy. Gawain took a deep breath and took it from the rack. He put on his holy armor, then handed the scimitar and token to Muzaffy Adin, "Gather all the troops. Except for three companies, the rest are ready for battle!"

Muzafiadin immediately ran out smartly. Then Gawain turned around and said to Andodat who was sorting out the documents and Giovanni who was standing in front of the tent, "You two work closely together and are responsible for the stay of the camp." Don’t trust Tappan, Grand Duke of Nis too much.” The two bowed their heads and accepted the order. Then Gawain walked out of the tent and patted Sabina who was tied outside. “The battle below may be a long way, my dear. Don’t worry, I’ll ride Quicksilver this time.”

An hour later, all the soldiers in the entire camp who were ready to go lined up in columns according to military regulations. They looked closely at the flag bearers of their respective companies. Gawain tied his helmet around his waist and rode a silver-white horse. He shouted to all the soldiers in formation, "Melo, the marching commander in front, there is very urgent information coming here. Two greedy and evil dukes in the Kingdom of Hungary, one is Nikita of Zemun City, and the other is yes Guz in Belgrade, for their ulterior motives, deceived my adopted brother Peter and lured tens of thousands of pilgrim brothers and sisters into the wilderness of Belgrade with the lie of providing supplies. Now they are short of food and clothing. With no help for their injuries, Nikita and Guz sent cavalry and archers to attack them one after another! Brothers of the Dalian team, what do you think Stephen Gawain should do?”

"Fight, fight! Bring the true wrath of the Lord upon the heads of the sinful!" All the members of the Italian and Greek companies raised their swords and spears and roared angrily.

"In this battle, I want the Craftsman Company to be at the forefront, because the punishment for these two dukes will be to completely capture and raze their castles. They will never be able to do anything that harms the pilgrims." Gawain waved his big hand, and then the company of craftsmen who received the order worked hard, holding frame saws, axes and other equipment, pushing heavy stone-shooting machines and crossbows, and took the lead out of the camp gate with a bang.

Then, they tied the heavy projectile equipment to the back of the two-wheeled mule cart, under the cover of the remaining infantry and cavalry. Advancing towards the wilderness of Belgrade, Gawain left Andreev's sailor company and all the military servants to serve as their escort, while he led the cavalry company. and the infantry company, galloping at lightning speed, took the lead to join Mello and Walter.

Walter Sanzaval hugged Gawain who was dismounted, "My sworn brother has been trapped for several days now!" Gawain was extremely anxious.

Walter was deeply moved by the priest's eagerness and righteousness, "I was ordered to come here to ask for help from His Excellency the Grand Duke, and I have been away for three days. In this way, the enemy's cavalry is still searching for us."

Gawain was furious, "Bramson, you lead a group of cavalry forward to search and attack, and Mero leads another group. Follow and set up an ambush on Bramson's flank. Muzafi'adin is by my side, Commander-in-Chief All the infantry will follow. If you see any enemies, drive them away and kill them. Just leave one tongue among the ten."

The first person to see the anger and terror of the Red Hand Dalian Company was a scout cavalry team sent by Duke Nikita of Hungary more than ten miles away. Most of them were Magyars, wearing dark red cloaks and Felt hats and helmets. After seeing Bramson's cavalry approaching them without any warning, the Magyar people thought that Bramson was also a pilgrim who had escaped for help, so they howled and raised their spears. Rushing with bows and arrows.

Bramson skillfully arranged his own cavalry formation. He followed the Cuman flag bearer, carrying a two-handed sword on his back, lowering himself on the saddle, staring closely at the direction of the enemy's attack. The perimeter of the team was full of enemies. A lightly-armed Cuman rider with a dark inside Hidden were Lombards wearing armor and holding Contus's spears. The entire team faced the incoming Magyar enemy cavalry without wavering. Instead, they kept a close distance between the horses' heads, with a certain Rhythm command, slowly running towards the enemy.

"Swish, swish, swish", the Magyars shot arrows on horseback. Some of them passed over the heads of the Bramson cavalry, some were blocked by the small shields on the arms of the Cuman archers, and some fell on the ground. In front of the horseshoes, several people in the entire team were shot off their horses, but others quickly drove their horses, accurately filled the vacant positions, and continued to move forward. At this time, the Magyars rode their horses for a while, gathered again, and fired another round of arrows at Bramson's cavalry team, but it was still the same.

At this time, the Cuman cavalry took out arrows from their quivers and suddenly formed a dense formation. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the opposite Magyars had not yet dispersed, they burst into a terrifying shout that was enough to scare the opponent's horses. Then the bowstrings ran like thunder, and the accurate and powerful shooting shot the Magyar cavalry team to pieces, and many people were shot and fell off their horses. But this was not the end. Then the Cumans quickly dispersed from both sides - the Lombard cavalry in the back and the center of the team, holding the Kontos lance, launched a devastating close-range raid on the Magyars. Wherever the lance pointed, the Magyars were either dead or injured. They no longer dared to fight back, but turned around and fled towards the Zemon City of Duke Nikita.

At this time, Melo led another team of light cavalry and rushed out of the dense forest on the side. They shot arrows and chopped with knives, killing many lone Magyars, captured two of them, and escorted them to the back of the infantry company formation, in front of Gawain.

Gawain swung his phosphorescent sword and cut off the head of one of them. The other one was so frightened by the blue flames coming out of his chest that he dared not raise his head. He fell at the feet of the Grand Duke, shouting wildly in the tribe's barbaric language, begging Gawain for mercy.

"I won't kill you, but I need you to act as a guide and take the army behind me to the Zemun Castle where your master is and have a good talk with him!" Gawain said coldly to him, and then the interpreter conveyed the words. The Magyar hurriedly raised his hands to express his unconditional obedience to Gawain's request.

Zemun City, located between the Sava River and Belgrade, is considered the border terminal of the Kingdom of Hungary, the junction with Bulgaria, and a must-go place to Constantinople.

Duke Nikita of Zemun City, who had originally only sent out a pursuit team, was later met with an army of about 5,000 Red Hand Company - by the time Nikita reacted, their infantry and craftsmen had already occupied all the wilderness and passes except the river mouth of the castle, and their force was extremely fast and fierce. (To be continued ~^~)