Eagle Byzantium

With that said, under the gaze of thousands of soldiers, Gawain's guard standard bearer Dim Goliath sent the purple imperial flag that had been previously given to Emperor Komnenos one by one into the stables next to the construction site of St. Paul's Cathedral. , leaving them to the dirt of feces and dust.

Then Gawain clenched his fists across his chest, and several flags with white Labland crosses on black backgrounds were raised behind him. "From now on, we will no longer be the border guards of Imperial Anatolia, but will be renamed." John the Baptist and Saint Paul the Apostle, I am no longer the Grand Duke of the Empire but the Grand Patron and Grand Commander. In addition, from now on our. The main city will gradually move from Seleucia to Tarsus, the hometown of the Holy Apostle Paul and the center of the Christian Guard's activities. Our duties will be inscribed on the stone of the completed cathedral in the future. Conquer the infidels with fire and sword, drive them all away from the plateau, Cilicia and Trebizond, and restore the glory of the Lord!”

"Restore the glory of the Lord!" The soldiers shouted again, and countless arms were raised powerfully in front of Gawain's eyes.

"From now on, the commander's flag and the red-hand cavalry flag will remain unchanged, and the camp flags and tongues of fire flags of the other bands will change according to the colors of the flags behind me. The whole army marches towards Seleucia, swearing to protect the Guards Army to the death. and the birthplace of the holy apostles , resist any enemy of the Lord." Amidst the bursts of fanatical shouting, Gawain's red hand feathers moved up and down, and he turned over and mounted the black Sabina. The sun shone along the street, dyeing his brown beard very well. prestige.

Two days later, Gawain and his two brigades had arrived at the bridge outside Seleucia. At this moment, two civilian army riders were covered in sweat and galloped in front of him with flags. An urgent message from Her Royal Highness the Patron, Princess Ziyi.”

Gawain on horseback unfolded the letter and said, "What? An enemy camp has appeared on the west side of Alamein Castle. The princess cannot determine the strength of the troops for the time being. Now is the anxious time, what else is needed to determine? Tell the princess, I am here A military meeting will be held immediately to decide the direction of the decisive battle, and we will not go to the city to meet her. "

Then, amidst the sound of trumpets and orders, the infantry of the two brigades all sat on the ground to rest according to the rules of the marching column. With weapons such as large infantry spears or halberds, they cultivated the manor land in the hills and plains of Seleucia. Common people and farmers Work calmly and within sight of the army. This is the instruction that Gawain often requires. "When the army marches and fights in its own country, and when the people cannot feel the existence of the army at all, then it is the army of truly outstanding elites." "

The guards and red-handed cavalry surrounded the temporary tent, and all the horses were tied outside. Gawain gathered Mero, Gregor, Parney, Plagit and other generals together, "Now Anna Information was sent, and the Imperial Army military camp appeared in the direction of Alemanburg. The number and strength are unknown; while Milio Cephalon was camping, the Imperial Southern Army’s The commander-in-chief was indeed Emperor Komnenos. Many field battles were taking place in the surrounding area. The emperor used his troops very cleverly and shrewdly. He had already removed several of our military strongholds around the camp, occupied most of the water sources and streams, and was said to have gathered in the direction of Konya City. The Imperial Northern Army is also drawing out its elite troops, preparing to attack the side and rear of Milio Cephalon's camp."

"The current situation is that the emperor's imperial army launches attacks on Seleucia from three directions. But the main target is still Milio Cephalon." Melo gestured with the sand table with his hand, and then after he finished speaking , looking around at the generals waiting for instructions, and then at the patron sitting on the chair shaking the horse-headed scepter, he felt something was wrong, and forcefully said, "The main force of our army must rush to the aid of Milio Sefa as soon as possible." The judgment of "Long Camping" was swallowed back in his stomach. Then, the camp manager took two steps around the sand table and continued his analysis, "Are the enemy forces in the direction of Fort Alalman considered a surprise attack or a diversion and confusion?"

Only then did Gawain laugh, "Everyone should know that the emperor is a commander who is more cunning than a fox, because when hunting, the hunter can only return with a full harvest if he is smarter than the fox. I don't need to care too much about the truth or the truth, because - "As he said this, Gawain stood up and struck the scepter heavily on the sand table. "No matter how many groups of troops the emperor sends to attack, I will only deal with them one by one. Since the enemy troops appearing in Alamein Fort are the first to appear in front of my sword, no matter whether this group of troops is an actual attack or a feint attack, then Let’s deal with them first—the emperor considers himself a hunter, but we also treat him as a fox!”

"Yes!" All the generals stood up and replied.

Then, Gawain put one hand on his hip and moved the scepter with the other hand: "Dim and Muzafi'adin, you two will supervise my two guard detachments, 'Farof' and 'Milutin'." Three hundred people, set out now and march quickly with all the battle flags. , the target is Milio Cephalon's camping ground, to encourage Birel and Holy Sister's fighting spirit, to enrich their strength, and to tell Holy Sister not to panic, no matter what the emperor does, they must hold on to the supply line of the camping ground and Mutt Valley. It’s the best policy.”

"My chief patron supervised all the cavalry, and at the second hour of the next morning, they arrived at Alamein Castle on time and formed a formation to resist the battle. Gregor's Gemmagis Brigade was behind me to provide the remaining force. Prajit and Parni led the logistics company, formed around the fortress between the big city and the small city, and stopped; Melo led all the infantry detachments of the Red Hand Brigade from the small city hills to lurk on the enemy's side. After my signal flag was raised, he went down the mountain with all his strength to attack - remember, Mero's side's combat mission is the most critical, so We must make good use of scout observation, our stealth military discipline must be strict and precise, and our charge must be brave and decisive.”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness the Patron, I will prove that I can stand alone." Wesart Mello promised.

Finally, Gawain raised his scepter and turned to face everyone, "Please remember, the purpose of our attack is to kill the enemies in the direction of Alalman Castle. I will punch them first to avoid hundreds of punches. No matter if they are 300 people, or 3,000 people, or even 30,000 people, if they defeat and annihilate this group of people, Alamein and Seleucia will be safe, and then we will rush to the camp again!"

Fifteen miles west of Alamein Castle, there happened to be General Xhosa's seven thousand troops. After he arrived in Pamphylia, he received the emperor's secret order and feinted a shot, quietly turning south to the city of Atalia. , and then along the long and narrow bay and the beach road between the mountains, arrived at the imperial front line opposite Alamein Fort. The fortress of Alanya was a "trick within a plan" of the emperor. He first claimed to attack Konya, but in fact he wanted to attack Miliocephalon; but while attacking Miliocephalon, he also sent a detachment of troops Assault on Alamein Castle and rush into the rear of Gawain and Anna; it was really a three-pronged strategy, at least the emperor thought so. (To be continued ~^~)