Eagle Flag of Epirus

"It's here!" Justinian pointed to a river on the map-the Alfios River. This is the river between them and Tripolis, and now the next destination of the Byzantine army is here, the river. The scoured plain will be an excellent venue for decisive battle.

"Here? This kind of plain words is very detrimental to the Latin cavalry." Neusky looked at Justinian in a puzzled manner. After the military reforms of Emperor Manuel, he was very clear about the Latin knights. The power of it. At the beginning, the Normans charged with a gun to prevent Emperor Alexei I from hitting him. Even though Justinian had Turkic cavalry under his command, most of them were light cavalry responsible for harassment. The confrontation was very difficult, but if they did not fight, the Achaean knights would easily slaughter the infantry.

"Indeed, it looks like this, but it is more suitable for their cemetery." Justinian sneered and shook his head. He had surveyed the terrain there, so he was confident about his plan. "And then I need your help."

Looking at Neusky, the "you" in Justinian's mouth is of course the Varangian Guards under his command. However, although these elite heavy infantry are good at charging and fighting, they are very vulnerable to cavalry. It was the Norman Knights who defeated them in the war.

Of course Neusky knew this history and knew their weaknesses, but nevertheless believed in Justinian's decision. "I believe in your decision, and even more so, in the choice of His Majesty Muzfius. I will be prepared and will not let you down. I hope you can surprise me."

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The army of the Achaia vassals went all the way south, and the Byzantine resistance they faced was not painful or itchy at all, which intensified their contempt. Therefore, the Latins accelerated their march along the way and even left some of their slow movements. infantry. But this made the leader of this army Baron Louis, he wanted to expel the Byzantines from Tripolis, but now the fanatical warlike knights are getting more and more difficult to master. Following their pursuit all the way, the army had left Tripolis very far.

The food and grass and many infantrymen were left far behind, which made Baron Louis very worried that it would be bad if he encountered an ambush by the enemy. However, the successive victories have dazzled the minds of the knights, who are more willing to crush the Byzantine army to obtain magnificent military exploits. Finally, under the persuasion of every possible means, Baron Louis and his knights reached a compromise. After chasing the Alfios River, they had to stop the march and wait for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive. The Latin knights who had obtained enough combat exploits reluctantly agreed to their baron's request, but what they didn't know was that Justinian was waiting for them to throw themselves into the trap on the flood plain of the Alfios River.

On the fourth day of the pursuit, the Achaean army finally caught up with the Byzantine army that fled all the way to the banks of the Alfios River, and the Byzantine army finally stopped retreating, leaning back on the river, and set up a posture of a fight to the death. . And this also made the Latin aristocrats rejoice, they undoubtedly have the advantage in strength, and the other side is seeking a dead end in a fight against the Jedi, and they have the confidence to completely eliminate this army.

But looking at all this, Baron Louis was not happy. He thought that the Byzantines must have time to evacuate, but now it's good, a fierce battle is destined to be inevitable. Even if the Byzantine army's combat effectiveness is low, after all, in the Jedi, it will inevitably counterattack desperately. He is not willing to fight head-on and cause losses, but now a big battle is imperative.

Looking at the remnant clouds in the sky, the Byzantine army and the Achaian army were facing each other in a square formation, and Baron Louis finally gave the order to attack.

"attack!"

On the impact plains in front of the Alfios River, four thousand Western European heavy infantrymen, under the command of Baron Louis, were divided into three large phalanxes from the left, middle and right, and marched slowly towards Justinian’s army outflanking the siege. . He was obviously very cautious. In order to prevent the Turkic cavalry from harassing, crossbowmen and spearmen were arranged on both sides. The backbone of the Chinese army were hundreds of knights and their attendant cavalry. Once the Turks dared to come out, they would be mounted by them. The gun tore to pieces without mercy.

"Latins, there are too many Latins, there are almost five thousand people. Is Justinian crazy? Fight with them in a place like this." Zeodoro Cephalon's face changed as soon as he saw the opponent open the battle. He thought that Justinian wanted to fight and retreated to the south, but now it seems that he wants to fight the Latins to the death.

But the key thing is that Justinian put his army on the riverbank to fight back. This is so terrible. Once the war is defeated, the soldiers who retreat don’t even have a place to retreat, so that Zeodoro Cephalon almost thinks Justinian is not his brain. something wrong.

But now it's too late, and a big battle is inevitable.

"The whole army will attack, kill these cowardly and cunning Greeks, and give victory to our Marquis first! Kill—" Baron Louis yelled ~www.readwn.com~ Now the arrow is on the line, and the Byzantine talent must be defeated with thunder. Only by doing so can the subsequent noble fishermen benefit.

I saw that with the order of Baron Louis, the light infantry in the front of the army took the lead in the attack as cannon fodder. They were an army of self-cultivators or ordinary citizens, and their status was low, so the most dangerous task naturally fell on them. Hands. They are large in number, but their low armor rate and low morale are also their fatal weaknesses. Therefore, behind them are the foot knights and heavy infantry to oppose the second line of offensive forces. Once the light infantry can’t support them, they will launch an attack against Byzantium. The last blow of the army.

And of this, Justinian certainly knows this. Now the offensive side is the Latins, and they are more advantageous as the defensive side. He must ensure that there is no threat of retreat in the first wave of offense.

"Aim at the Latins, set fire to their strikers, dampen their morale, and release arrows!"

Under Justinian's order, the Chincha compound bow and Genoese crossbow were directed at the Latin army who initiated the charge.

Later, Baron Louis, who realized the attempts of the Byzantine army, immediately lifted his visor, and kept shouting to the standard bearers, "Tell the forwards to raise their shields to protect their bodies behind, and stabilize the front line. Don’t panic. There are unnecessary casualties. "The damage of bows and arrows will cause a severe setback to the militia. Although it is cannon fodder, Louis is unwilling to cause unnecessary losses. If they collapse, it will also destroy the formation. But the shouts of the flag-holders around him were quickly obscured by the noisy rushing sound on the battlefield, because the next second, following the arrow rain, the Byzantine army also took the initiative to collide and fight with the Achaian forward, fighting from the beginning. It went into a fever.

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