Eagle Byzantium

"Who is the enemy's commander?" Anna asked hurriedly, stopped the carriage, opened the curtain and asked.

"The banner is the battle flag of Brennus, the Third Glorious One of the Empire, General Brenus of Pamphilia."

"The enemy may arrive in the Milio Cephalon area within three to five days. Please fly to the patron of the large hospital in Tarsus and ask him to bring the main brigade to help as soon as possible." The female consul was also a little nervous. , riding on a horse, he suggested to the princess sitting between her shoulders, "No wonder the area around Fort Mutt has recently taken in many Isaurian mountain people, all of whom are shouting to avenge Ferna and Chief Nikitas. , willing to join our army.”

Anna touched her chin with her hand and kept looking at the exhausted civilian army riders with her eyes. They were also very anxious because without the princess's comforting instructions, they could not get off their horses to drink, drink, eat and rest. But what on earth was the princess thinking? What?

All around were people pushing wheelbarrows and pulling crowbars. The Paulist believers escorting the Khitan fire carriage were constantly shouting and strictly forbidding people from approaching their convoy. The sounds of people and animals were everywhere, which made Anna's surroundings Silence fell.

Finally, Anna's eyes were fixed on a brown-skinned businessman behind the rider who was covered in blood and looked panicked. Anna recognized him as a famous Kurlamite from the Akum Market Chamber of Commerce, and asked him why he was like this.

"I and five partners led camels and mules from the Arahant Monastery to Miliocephalon to buy iron sand and sheep, and on the way sold Seleucia's wood paint and pewter, but we Encountered a group of imperial cavalry holding the fish-dragon flag. , they killed everyone except me and looted all the property - I escaped all the way and only survived when I met the patrolling militia, and now I have to report to these partners!" As he sat there, the Kurlamite burst into tears.

"Hertomia, give him thirty gold coins immediately." Anna ordered. Then after the merchants and civilian soldiers left, Anna eagerly said to the two female ink officers beside her, "Look at Miliose The one who came from Faron is definitely not Brennus, but may be my father..."

Both of them were stunned, but while the princess stretched out her cane and asked the chariot to lift up and gallop towards Seleucia, she shouted to the consul, "Cape Amia, don't hesitate any longer, immediately bring all the soldiers you can to fight." The believers rushed to camp, and the defense there was temporarily entrusted to you. Don't be stupid, you must know that the enemy you are facing is my father, and his leading cavalry will advance very quickly and will never wait until three or five days later."

Kabeamiya on horseback was anxious and shy, waving her golden hand, "Then tell me how to avoid being stupid!"

"Cooperate with the civilian army to defend the key pass and water source of Miliocephalon to guard against the imperial cavalry, and then boldly defend it with Khitan fire, waiting for Gawain and I to respond." Anna said, sitting on the rapid Moving forward On the carriage, he said to the two accompanying imperial officials, "Brenus, I know his character to some extent, and he would not be so ruthless and cold-blooded, and order the soldiers to kill merchants at will. I can only be the one to use such thunderbolt methods." 's father, My father wanted to clear out all the obstacles in front of him - in terms of strategy, he deliberately let out the wind and handed over the southern army to Brenus. In fact, he personally supervised the command, because the current situation was like Milio Cephalon. The value of this important land is higher than that of Konya. My father will not hand over the command position to outsiders. By occupying this place, my father can successfully separate Seleucia and Konya, and then he can calmly Destroy Giliki first, then us.”

"Alas!" Agnes, who was riding on the big mule, was shocked in her heart. She looked back at the winding Mutt Valley where people flowed. It had just rained and the sky was clear. The clouds spread softly, but there were fierce waves. The wind was still blowing towards the north, making people feel a bit cold and biting. "Is it really the moment of life and death for Seleucia?"

The rugged mountainous areas of Isauria are full of difficult mountain roads that are difficult to walk quickly. They are fragmented by countless boulders and shrubs that block the sun. In the narrow area between two plateau lakes, the Byzantine Empire's army is trudging forward. , but their number is not at all what is claimed: Brenus's Southern Army has five thousand people. Instead, there were a total of 12,000 elite soldiers. The formation could span nearly ten kilometers, but the road was as curved as a giant centipede. The rear team could see the most advanced ones across the hill. The soldiers, the vanguards, were carrying spears with small flags, standing scattered on the rugged rocks, constantly directing the forward direction of their teams.

In the center of this army were all the Varangian guards wearing pierced armor and purple and blue cloaks. The battle axes they held were densely packed. It was impossible for this to be Brenus's team - it could only be A Lexius Komnenos, so now the emperor is riding among the Varyag, Saxon, and Danish mercenaries, holding his waist with one hand, although he sometimes suffers from hemorrhoids Although he was tortured by sores, the emperor still stayed on the saddle, just like a Pecheneg herdsman and did not leave. "On the grassland in front of the lake, our leading cavalry has swept and expelled several Isaurian villages. And he killed many Seleucia merchants. Is your Majesty's actions a bit alarming?" Melais, the ink officer who followed the emperor, was cautious.

"According to my intelligence, Gawain's main force should have gone to Samosata as agreed to fight with Chief Danishmond. All the truth and falsehood, real and fake, don't matter. I just need to rush this army for two days and two nights and wait until we reach Miliocephalon. Even if Gawain and Giliki are prepared there, how can those pitiful troops be my opponent?" The emperor leaned forward a little painfully on the saddle and changed his sitting position, but his fighting spirit and confidence were high. "Order the light cavalry and infantry in front to speed up. In one day, they must seize the terrain and water sources around the destination!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!" A young palace guard carrying a horn and a trumpet put on the helmet tied behind his neck, and then held up the fish-dragon flag and ran towards the mountain road ahead.

At this time, in front of Miliocephalon, on a hillside that stretched in front of an almost vertically curved road, the camp's chief engineer, Geddie, was standing on a natural boulder with his curly hair flying in anger, holding up a blueprint and pointing at the surrounding terrain. He spoke very quickly to the officers and elders of the militia, "There are natural rocks in front of us that can prevent the enemy from climbing, and we can also have a bird's-eye view of the necessary roads. There are large forests in the back, and the forests and the backs of the mountains are all soil that can be used to set up camp. We will immediately build a wall of rammed earth and stones, and extend the fortifications on the north side to another valley. We will set up camp here - there is no need to dig trenches first, but to set up dog-foot logs along the edge of the rock, and some people will go to build the wall, quickly, quickly, quickly!" (To be continued ~^~)