Eagle Byzantium

Then, the subsequent teams of Gawain, Giovanni, Sven, and Raymond also arrived, bringing with them all the red-handed cavalry. Now the pilgrims' momentum became more fierce, so the first to be defeated was from the north valley. Boessas's ambush came out of the cave. After all, they only numbered a thousand in number - "Pursue this ambush and drive straight to the Daphne Forest!" Gawain pulled out the silver horse-head scepter and ordered all the cavalry.

The chasing team included not only all the red-handed cavalry, but also hundreds of Danish soldiers armed with long-handled battle axes and swords, as well as two infantry banda detachments prepared by the Guardian Brigade, a mixture of infantry and cavalry. Victory Point marched northward, and the sound of killing was loud. As soon as Boesas's four thousand troops who stayed behind in the camp came out, they were attacked non-stop. In panic, they could not withstand the offensive of Gawain and Sven. .

"Damn it, we obviously ambushed the pilgrims first, but now that the ambush has been defeated, it has brought down all our camps and lines!" Boesas was inexplicably angry and scolded Kobuha for not accepting the correct attitude in the first place. suggestions, actually trying to use so few ambush troops to deal with so many And with such an elite and fiercely fighting Pilgrim army, Boessas decided not to suffer the immediate loss after scolding him - he was neither prepared to defend Daphne's camp, nor was he prepared to go south to join the main force of the Kobuha camp, but to fight with the remaining soldiers. Together with the horses, they fled in a panic towards Aleppo further north.

At this time, Kobuha, who was in command of the main camp, did not know that there was a fatal gap in his northern flank due to Boesas' escape.

The King of Mosul, together with his beloved Budakis, gave the order to attack: General Karagdi, who was ordered, galloped out of the formation with two thousand cavalry, preparing to intercept and attack Baldwin's troops.

But at this time, Gawain and Raymond's subsequent troops had all crossed the iron bridge, crossed the key hill, and rushed forward in a steady stream. The Guardian Brigade cooperated with Baldwin to hold off Kobuha's right wing. Countless infantry attacks; while the Gimakis Brigade appeared in the wilderness on the right side of the hill, formed a formation, and fought inextricably with the oncoming Karagdi cavalry, covering the flank of the friendly army Baldwin, resolutely Don't let the other party go around.

Gawain belongs to the most elite Red Hand Brigade. Under the command of Mero, six bands are arranged three in front and three in the back. They are staggered behind the front two brigades. Countless and dense large infantry spears are erected. , is calmly watching the bloody battle ahead, in a state of "charging up".

"Change the battle and occupy that stream. Soon the pilgrims will be dispersed due to thirst and lack of water." The death order issued by Kobuha was to guard the stream flowing from the mountains and surrounding the front of the camp. Stream, he knew that the previous battle plan did not It played a role in defeating the pilgrims, but in the vast battlefield between Antioch City and Iron Bridge, this stream was the only one available for drinking, and the large number of pilgrims on both sides were all wearing heavy armor. In this hot and dry place It can't last long in such weather.

In the hot air, on the two fronts of St. Paul's Gate and the Iron Bridge, arrows were so dense that they could collide in the air. Pilgrims and Turkic soldiers faced each other, biting each other, and the men and horses were sweating like rain. According to Kobuha's instructions, a group of Turkic manpower retreated, and another group came in relay, which showed that his power was inexhaustible.

Under the heavy and sweltering chainmail, cloaks and helmets, the swordsmen of Baldwin's dismounted knights, Gregor's brigade of Gemmagis and Branas's brigade of defenders killed many enemies, but However, the opponent's fresh troops came up one after another, and continued to fight fiercely with them. The soldiers were sweating all over, and their lips were unbearably dry, and they began to be unable to bear it any longer.

But they still dare not retreat hastily, because if they do, they are likely to be pursued by the Turks and defeated (on the other front, the teams of Lord Godfrey, Bohemond and others are in a slightly better situation. ——The hermit Peter mobilized many old and weak women and children to put water from the Farfa River and wells in the city in buckets and bring it to quench the thirst of the soldiers).

The Red Hand Brigade was still only a hundred and fifty feet away, waiting quietly. Merlot, the camp manager who hung the Christian fish ornament, frowned and was very nervous. There were many Dugelius beside him. Si and flag officers all came one after another, begging to bring the brigade into the battle and replace the comrades in front.

But Mero followed the Grand Duke's instructions and gritted his teeth, not to reveal the Red Hand Brigade's trump card.

Until he saw a huge flame suddenly bursting out from a striking high ridge east of the city of Antioch further behind the Cobuha camp.

As the flames rose and the shouts boiled, all the Turkic and Persian infantry soldiers fighting fiercely in front of the Kobuha camp involuntarily looked back, and the prince of Mosul also turned his face briefly, with a red The light was faintly printed on his astonished face, and they soon understood that the location of the army's granary was the location of the flames, which meant: all our army's rations were burned and finished!

This also means that Tancred's surprise attack was successful.

Because in the narrow mountain pass battle, Tancred was completely furious. With a large group of enemy troops approaching from behind, he attacked desperately and broke through the Turkish soldiers guarding the granary mountain. Then he waved his sword and rushed up the hillside with Osdu and Pakade. At the entrance of the granary, the Turks piled up stone barriers with several powerful Persian winch crossbows on them, shooting arrows and javelins at Tancred's team. Everyone fell to the ground in fear, but Tancred was not afraid at all. Taking advantage of the gap between the Turks' round of shooting, he picked up the shield of his fallen companion, stepped on the stone barrier more than ten feet high and rushed up, slashing and killing all the Turks beside a crossbow cart. The rest of the inspired Armenian and Calabrian soldiers also swarmed to follow and finally successfully captured the granary and set it on fire.

The Mosul troops who came from all directions to reinforce the granary were just half a step away from success. They watched the granary fall under the enemy's surprise attack, and then their morale completely collapsed, because no matter how many troops and how well-equipped they were, they could not fight when all the food was destroyed. So this group of people fled first. They abandoned their camps and fortifications along the valleys of the Iron Gate Fortress and scattered towards the Euphrates River, disappearing without a trace.

The atmosphere of terror and despair quickly spread to the camp where Kobuha was fighting, "My food, what are the guards and ambushes doing!" Kobuha shouted in pain, but it was too late. Looking back, he saw that the Khorasan military servants and farmers who were forcibly conscripted in the wooden fence of the camp were the first to flee for their lives. Even if the slave soldiers guarding the camp chopped and killed crazily with knives, it was useless. Soon, there was chaos and commotion in his tent. Some of the boys raised by Kobuha heard the horrible news outside, screamed, threw down all kinds of cosmetics, trampled on their companions, and ran away from the back door of the tent. When two boys were fighting for the money bag, they knocked over the small table, and Kobuha's mysterious hourglass fell to the ground with a gurgling sound... (To be continued ~^~)