Eagle Byzantium

"Of course it is appropriate. My Lord Commander, Your Majesty has given me such a glorious Red Hand Palace Guard. It is not just a symbol of my appearance. You must reflect the role of preparing an elite army on the battlefield. Here, At this time, I, George Paralogus, the royal steward, must demonstrate my commanding authority, because I am the agent of His Majesty the Emperor," George said, holding the token in his hand.

In the end, Farov shrugged his shoulders, took the token, then turned back to all the standing warriors and servants of the Red Hand detachment and said,

"There are rebels and defeated soldiers who completely violate military discipline. They are plundering the villages and towns of Gallipoli and massacring His Majesty's people. Therefore, I have received an order from Your Majesty the Steward to lead you to arrest these bandits. character, and also vindicated Lord Caesar’s name.”

Gawain thought, this Farov looked rough and despicable, as if he was a barbarian who didn't understand anything, but after being immersed in the Roman court for many years, he seemed to have learned how to speak accurately: when he gave the order, he didn't mention it at all. The emperor just wanted to avoid danger; and he also said "to clear the name of Lord Caesar", which also meant that he was unwilling to be an enemy of Macaulinus Dukas. Farov was not a fool. He understood what it meant that Stablemaster George specifically asked his men and horses to perform this task instead of his direct company.

"Your order!" All the soldiers of the Red Hand Guards had their chainmails shaking as they roared in unison.

"Remember, Commander Earl. Now this group of soldiers has become bandits, and they are also the most hated stripers by the people. If any of them show any resistance during the immediate arrest process, treat them as enemies. Kill on the spot." George added this order expressionlessly, and then he gently put his hand on the elder's head, and let the villagers rush to kiss the back of his hand and boots.

Gawain did not expect that the first military mission he carried out was to execute his own defeated soldiers, but he did not hesitate in his heart. When he came to Gallipoli with Diognis, many people met him along the way. Witnessing the atrocities committed by Caesar Macaulinus' army, he felt that killing this group of people was similar to killing a swarm of insects.

After walking for about seven miles, Gawain's guard saw the burned wheat fields and the smoke was filling the sky. They could also see a few rebel soldiers with scattered armor laughing and holding torches scattered around the fields. Lights everywhere. Behind the smoke, there were villages and farms with the same red flames, and the screams of boys and girls rising into the sky.

In the past three months, this has become the norm in the Gallipoli city. At first, the broken troops that Caesar brought back from Asia cut off roads and robbed and killed passing merchants. Then they evolved into looting bustling towns. When there was nothing left to grab, they targeted the most ordinary villagers.

In short, Gallipoli, the former barrier of Constantinople and the most prosperous "satellite city", has now completely turned into hell.

Farov stood on the side of the road. The flag bearer next to him raised the flag with the red hand totem high. Then the unit commander pursed his lips and waved his hand, which was equivalent to giving a silent order to the soldiers - -Then, the Varangian warriors of the Red Hand detachment, holding their battle axes, formed a wide and evacuated queue, walking slowly along the endless wheat fields towards the place where the flames were burning.

Gawain strictly complied with the requirements of the training code and advanced forward with a long-handled ax in both hands that was shining with cold light. In front of him, about three or four fellow comrades fell one after another, and the long grass and wheat straw on both sides followed him. The steps kept swinging and moving backward, making a rustling sound. Then he heard the first miserable howl: At first, the unlucky man who bore the brunt of the attack retreated. He thought it was another army coming to "share the spoils", so he stepped forward to stop him. The next person who greeted him was the Varangian warrior. With just one blow of the ax, half of this guy's body was chopped open. The blood and internal organs dyed a large piece of wheat straw scarlet red, and it fell horizontally on the soil.

Then there was the continuous sound of metal chopping bones, "They are going to run!" Following this order, all the guard warriors moved quickly, like hunters rounding up foxes and rabbits.

Gawain, who was listed at the back, saw a "fish that slipped through the net". The other party was seriously injured, and the tendons of his thighs were all cut off. He still held the murder weapon in his hand, a torch that had not been extinguished, and everything hanging on his neck and body. The plundered things were sitting on the straw bales in front of the ditch, with a look of horror on their faces. The original hunter had now become the prey. Then Gawain saw that there was a silver-plated amulet hanging around the guy's neck. As far as he knew, this amulet should be worn by an underage child. So one can imagine what happened to the original owner. Such an end.

That guy, seeing the rosary hanging on the hilt of Gawain's sword, actually ignited a glimmer of hope in his heart, so he sadly stretched out his blood-covered hand, trying to touch Gawain's rosary to beg for forgiveness.

In the end, the answer to this defeat was the ax blade that Gawain swung with all his strength. Although Gawain remembered Farolf's instructions and used inertia to control the movement of the battle ax, he was not skilled enough and still struck hard out of anger. ——Blood and brain matter flew all over his face. He almost felt that after the tomahawk fell, the opponent's head was like exploding. It really felt like an explosion. Then the man fell down like a broken tree trunk. On the ground.

Gawain spent a lot of effort to pull out the axe, flew over, kicked the thing that could no longer be called a corpse into the ditch, and then tore off the silver amulet from the opponent's body.

The defeated soldiers in the wheat field were quickly killed, and the rearguard "attacked" the village. There, Gawain saw a woman covered in mud, trembling and holding a dead child in her arms, with her hands full of children. The blood spilled out and his eyes were fixed on the amulet in Gawain's hand.

Gawain stepped forward and returned the amulet to the woman. Then he looked at the child's bloody little face, stretched out his finger, and made a cross on it. Then he heard the woman's trembling voice, "The beast is in the barn. , kill them, kill them all, and send them to hell!”

Under the control of some terrible and intense emotions, Gawain lost all panic. His worries were like being burned by fire, not even ashes were left. Without the cover of his comrades, he carried the bloody He took off the axe, simply took off the lock turban, his hair jumped with the fishy wind, and with long strides, he followed the woman's instructions and kicked open the barn door.

However, the worry about danger was unnecessary. In the barn, Gawain saw three insects nesting under the haystacks. They were trembling. Although they still held swords in their hands, they were so cruel to the civilians just now. Now they faced How timid towards Gawain.