Eagle Byzantium

Alexios then fixed his gaze on the place where the falcons were circling again: before and after that barren high embankment, Duke Godfrey's battle flag had quickly abandoned the infantry array and was approaching here, "Charge up, I my horses, my Warriors!" The Duke raised his eagle-headed scepter, and then a dozen cavalrymen, who were leading the way, braved the howling cold wind, controlled their bridles, eager to show their bravery in front of their beloved prince, and followed the slope of the embankment. Rushed forward.

On the embankment and on the slope over there, the densely packed spear points protruding out were hidden among the swaying long grass and reeds. The one hundred elite Inner Palace Shield Guards belonging to Yagfi Nystas took out the The emperor added two hundred spearmen, two Hundreds of Tecobo people, spread out in a straight line, ambush behind this section of the causeway in advance. Under the ingenious command of Commander Akonis, they were very successful in hiding. All the warriors' battle axes and heavy armor were It was tied with hay that looked just like the real thing.

After the shadow of the horse's head jumped up, Yagfi took the lead to stand up, swung the long-handled ax in his hand, and took the lead in slashing the breastplate of the flag bearer of a baron named Lorraine. The opponent screamed with blood like spring water. It burst out as high as a man and a horse, and was captured by this man in the red light. The commander of the Varangian Guard was cut into two pieces, and then the spearmen stood up one after another with shouts. Grass flew and the tips of their spears shook. Godfrey's cavalry on the embankment were stabbed down and killed one after another. The corpses of the men and horses, Rolling down the embankment, screams kept coming.

After the rest of the cavalry realized that they were being ambushed, they hurriedly pulled the reins and pulled the horse back, preparing to protect the Duke and his Excellency and protect him from returning.

Yagfi let out a long war cry: Two hundred Tecopo mercenary archers boarded the causeway, pointed at Godfrey's eye-catching battle flag, and fired arrows like a rain.

At the same time, the Varangian guards with ferocious faces and terrifying shouts were also brandishing battle axes and iron spears. Captured bravely from the embankment.

"Back off, back off!" Godfrey gritted his teeth and pulled the bridle. Many of the servants and guards around him were killed and injured by arrows. His flag bearer was Thomas, the brave knight of Lower Lorraine, who was also on the embankment at this moment. An arrow shot from a long distance hit the front door, even though he was protected by a helmet. But half of his cheek was still destroyed, and he fell down with injuries dripping with blood. "Thomas!" Godfrey was so angry that he jumped off his mount and helped his favorite knight up. "Hurry up and call the infantry to come to the rescue. Lord Protector!" Thomas gritted his teeth. shouted General, holding the Duke's arm tightly with his armored hand.

"Go and rescue the prince!" The one who shouted this was Count Emisch of Mainz, who was in charge of supervising the infantry array. He drew his sword, and the drummer beside him immediately beat the war drum, and all the soldiers of the infantry regiment , all shouted. Heading towards that section of the long embankment - everyone was anxious, because the terrain there was soggy and soft, and the Duke's cavalry was caught in the chaos and was in great danger.

"Escape? It's not that easy." Alexios, who was supervising the battle on the turret, had eyes as bright as lightning. Quickly swinging his arms, the veteran Harold over there immediately waved the battle flag again - St. Atkins City Wall, a highly concealed secret door between the raised and inconspicuous tower walls suddenly opened, about four meters away. A squadron of Turkic cavalry (about two hundred cavalry) roared out, right at the gap between Godfrey's cavalry and infantry array. Quickly cut through Kabuto and kill him.

This time, Godfrey was completely isolated under the causeway, and at the same time hundreds of the emperor's cavalry who had originally pretended to be defeated. He also shouted and fought back again, shooting arrows at Godfrey's army that was cut into two sections.

now. Godfrey, his cross flag, and hundreds of cavalry were suppressed in the low-lying land under the causeway. Arrows roared from all directions. Everyone accompanied the Duke, dismounted and surrounded him. In a circular battle formation, they fought hard with swords and shields drawn, and blood spread all over the snow. "Capturing Godfrey and taking his battle flag with him will mean we have a complete victory." After saying this, the emperor pulled out another Sword of Athos. "Harold, take all the following troops and horses, press over and defeat him." enemy!"

Following the emperor's order, Harold directly held the purple war flag and jumped down the stairs. Then many city gates in the center and sides of St. Atkins Gate opened one after another. Countless elite guardsmen and spearmen under the emperor's command , archers, elite warriors of various ethnic groups, all shouted, like the black fireworks spitting out from the heads of the Hydra, they killed them. The shouts shook all directions, and the snow on the towers of the entire capital and the eaves of the monastery were shaken by clusters. Down.

While Godfrey was undergoing a fierce battle, on the other side, at St. Atkins Bridge three miles away, Baldwin's troops also encountered a bloody battle.

Originally, Baldwin's army was the first to advance, and the Swabian infantry regiment he led was specially lightly equipped in order to keep up with the lord's cavalry. During the first hour and the second minute, Baldwin's cavalry Came to Shiqiao.

At that time, the sky was slightly cool, the fog and snow were thick, and the surroundings were dead silent. Only the extremely blurry outline of the Giucuntina Palace opposite could be seen, with scattered buildings and desolate areas interspersed in between. Wearing a chain turban, Baldwin stared at the battlefield for a while, then gave the order for the scouts to move forward, and the entire army to line up and beat drums, and pass the bridge.

"Then, I notified the clergyman, Gawain's company, to continue to attack and occupy Juquintina Palace. The balance of victory will tilt towards our side."

The horses neighed, and the first to pass were Baldwin's flag and cavalry teams, while the infantry team was on standby west of the bridge.

As a result, the Franks soon heard an ominous sound: in the thick fog, at the intersection of the natural river and the moat, there were drums and oars paddling rapidly. Soon the outline of the ship appeared. It was the "Pamphylia" light rowing boat of the Byzantine Roman Navy. Each ship could carry about 70 people, 40 oarsmen, and 30 combatants. It had a single mast, a single deck, and two high sides, with defensive shields and wooden shields.

This group of Pamphylia warships approached quickly from all directions of the river, which showed that the emperor had worked hard to hide them in advance - many ships were mobilized from the fortress on the other side of the strait to cross the sea and then enter this place along the river in the city.

"Dodge!" Almost all the Baldwin infantrymen on both sides of the bridge began to run with their heads down. Then countless powerful arrows were shot from the decks of the ships from all directions. Many of them were tied with incendiary agents such as saltpeter. The "fire snakes" howled and flew around the stone bridge with fireworks. The Swabian infantry regiments staying on the shore were caught off guard and were immediately shot down with flames. People on the stone bridge also caught fire and fell into the water.

"Madam!" Several knights who usually promised their love to Godhild crossed their shields around the beautiful lady when she was crossing the bridge.

"Don't worry about me. Go and tell my husband in front not to hesitate and rush over with his cavalry, and then let the infantry attack!" Godhild was fearless. She pulled the reins with her hands and urged everyone on horseback. Braving the rain of rockets, she rushed towards the east end of the bridge. (To be continued ~^~)