Eagle Byzantium

As Gawain and Baldwin said before the battle, when the Turks and Persians fired the first arrow at their former comrades, they would not be afraid of shooting the second or third arrow, even after Baldwin's order was issued. , many crescents in the back row The unarmed archers also shouted out the command in the military camp, rushed through the front and middle rows of archers, rushed to the front of the formation, and faced the Mosul soldiers who were running back, twisting three guns in their hands. The arrows shot out continuously.

At this time, the front of the Turks that rushed down from the hill seemed to be unable to hold its feet and collapsed completely: wounded people hit by arrows were scattered everywhere, and those who ran back were hit by arrows shot by Baldwin's archers. Another batch of arrows were swept away, and they were all hit in the back. The remaining people fled for a while, and under the scolding of the flag officers, they organized a team to return to fight. As a result, they were forced over by Baldwin's first line of knights on foot and strangled together.

This group of knights and sergeants, as long as they gave up the empty glory of having to mount a horse to fight, and after receiving a short period of training on foot combat, they were still extremely fierce when they fought with short spears, maces and swords: the sharp scimitar of the Turks They blocked it with shields, and then chopped and swiped their weapons randomly. The heads and broken limbs of the lightly-armed Turkic soldiers flew everywhere. In fact, Earl Burke performed particularly well. He directly used an iron rod with an edge and held a shield in one hand. He was extremely powerful. Two Turks came to chop with their swords. The shield in his left hand stretched out to resist the Turks on the other side. Then he raised the iron rod with a clip and struck the other Turk three times. The Turk blocked the man awkwardly, but Earl Burke saw the flaw and thrust the sharp blade in front of the iron rod forward. Plunged into the opponent's chest. Then Burke turned slightly, bent his waist and thrust out the shield. The Turk on the left was knocked upside down and fell to the ground with his weapon. Burke's eyes widened with anger, he raised the iron rod and knocked it down. The Turk's blade was broken into three pieces, and a big bloody hole was made on his forehead. He immediately stretched out his legs and died.

Soon, the 400 Turkic veterans holding horses in the rear could no longer hold their position. Unexpectedly, the opponent's group of armored infantry could not only defend the battle line, but also be so unstoppable when charging. They ignored their companions, let alone their horses, and swarmed back toward the hill where they started: there were two Jihad flags erected here. It would be a shame if they were taken away by the enemy at the beginning of the war. To the Arabian Desert!

So at the foot of the hill, the Turkic horses were running around wildly, and Baldwin's knights on foot who rushed over were not polite. Many of them grabbed the horses and turned over to ride on them. Then, together with Lord Baldwin who rushed forward bravely, they quickly headed towards that place. Kill the hills.

"What happened? We were defeated so quickly?" In front of the camp, Kobuha, who was in charge of commanding the entire army, looked at the people who had escaped from the hills on the northern line. He was really confused whether they were feigning defeat or not. Really defeated.

"Your Highness, please allow me to serve as a general and lead all your right-wing troops to rush forward and maintain the defense of that hill!" General Karagdi, who was beside Kobuha, hurriedly requested.

Kobuha squinted his eyes and saw through the dense array in front that his left wing was already engaged with the pilgrims in front of St. Paul's Gate. Then he remembered the magical hourglass that could protect him from victory, and his heart suddenly became excited. He even made a very interesting judgment, which can be said to be an enhanced version of his pre-deployment, "Let the enemy occupy that hill. Then after they rushed down, our right wing retreated slightly - and then the ambush of Boesas on the north side broke out. Karagdi, take all the cavalry on the right wing and raid the opponent's flank. The infantry on our right wing then faced forward. Counterattack, attack from three sides, the enemy's northern front will inevitably collapse - then our victorious right wing will turn around, follow the Orontes River, sweep the enemy's column on the side of the Porta Paulo, and achieve complete victory."

The wise and wise decision of the prince of Mosul was quickly conveyed to the hill opposite the iron bridge on the northern line. The four hundred Turkic veterans who had just prepared to stand by for help were a little afraid. They believed their ears, but at first glance, it sounded like the prince's plan was quite clever, so they took up the two scripture banners and abandoned their position.

At this moment, the hot sun has begun to shine down. Baldwin, who has climbed up the hill, is covered in sweat. He looks at the mountains on the left and then sees his own pilgrims under the mountains on the right and in front of the Gate of St. Paul in Antioch. There are several large square formations, standing like a forest. Like battle flags, they were engaged in a fierce melee with the front of Kobuha's wing, and facing directly in front of him: Thousands of soldiers and horses from Kobuha's other wing were arranged in an airtight formation, with a curved line. The creek is the boundary and is slowly retreating.

Now even the people around Baldwin couldn't believe this scene. Could it be that the prince of Mosul and his once arrogant army were about to retreat?

But the young and energetic Baldwin didn't care about this. He followed Gawain's advice beforehand, "Once you succeed, never stop."

So Count Adana ordered that the entire army continue to launch a fierce attack on Kobuha's formation that seemed to be retreating!

However, when they rushed down the mountain with all their strength, Baldwin suddenly heard the roar of killing in the valley on the left: In the direction of the Daphne jungle, Mosul General Boesas led a thousand elite cavalry, and the wind blew from The ambush site was broken out, and a large number of infantrymen in front of Kobuha, who were retreating, suddenly changed their direction and rushed towards Baldwin to force a fight.

The alert and astute Baldwin divided the few infantry and cavalry into two lines, and engaged the Turkish soldiers rushing from different directions. At this moment, the sun was rising higher and higher, and the hot rays shone down along the layers of people rushing forward and fighting. All the people and horses were sweating profusely and suffering terribly, but the crazy and life-threatening battle made the Christians and Crescents forget everything. The injuries and deaths of their companions made the witnesses furious and aroused greater murderous intent.

"Quick, my standard-bearer Ansel Gilbert! Ride my horse and rush to tell Gawain who is coming over there, tell him not to forget my brother's instructions. Baldwin is eager for his and Lord Raymond's rescue. If I am annihilated and captured, then defeating Cobha will be a bubble!" Baldwin, who lost his helmet, was covered in sweat and blood in the crowd of people who were fighting hard and fiercely, and shouted to the standard-bearer who was galloping out.

But before the Adana County's flag bearer rode over the hill, he was confronted by Branas's Guard Brigade, accompanied by 200 cavalrymen and about 3,000 infantrymen. Branas ordered the entire brigade to split into two groups, one consisting of cavalrymen, who would charge down from the heights to attack Boesas' ambush troops, and the other consisting of infantrymen, who would go down the hill to join Baldwin's battle line. (To be continued ~^~)