The Romani Turks were mostly cavalry and left the battlefield extremely quickly. It didn't take long for only the Lumei army to remain on this narrow battlefield. Countless soldiers rummaged through the corpses one by one, and if they came across a wounded Turk, they unceremoniously mended it.

According to Lu Mei's concept, the two armies fought and the side that finally occupied the battlefield was considered to be victorious, however, the Lu Mei Emperor Alexei did not have the joy of the victors. Including the 12,000 Antioch army, the front army column of nearly 20,000 people was wiped out. According to the accounts of a few survivors, the cavalry of the front column broke away from the infantry and pursued into a valley, only to be ambushed by the Turks, and the Grand Duke of Antioch, Bermond II, was shot by the Turks shortly after the battle began, and the leaderless Antioch cavalry was blocked by the Turks in the valley, panicked and scrambled to retreat, while the infantry of the front column was blocked out of the valley and was attacked by the Turkic cavalry in turn, and was immediately crushed.

Wang Tongdeng and Zhao Xingde stood side by side, staring at the hills not far away. The apprehensive crown prince jumped off his horse and walked towards the emperor.

"Are you sure that this crown prince won't sue the black?" Wang Tongdeng asked. Just now, Crown Prince John amicably escaped from the protection of the Xia Guard. When he said goodbye, he remained silent, his eyes were full of anger, and when he rode the war horse, he turned back to Zhao Xingde and stared deeply.

Zhao Xingde nodded and said with a smile: "Unless he doesn't want this credit, and he doesn't want to inherit the throne." "In front of the emperor, if he accuses the Praetorian Guards of the Xia Kingdom, it is to admit that he is a cowardly person who has been kidnapped, not a hero who rescued the emperor and the fate of the empire.

For Emperor Alexey, the greatest gain of this battle was to prove the crown prince's ability to command, and he resolutely led the rear army column to reinforce and unleashed the final fatal blow without delay in the face of the Turkic chaos of fighters. Seeing the pale Crown Prince John riding over, a smile of relief appeared on Emperor Alexey's face. And he lifted up his hands from afar, and gave him no need to pay a great salute. The crown prince seemed to be particularly excited, knelt down in front of the emperor, kissed the dirt under his feet, raised his head with tears in his eyes, and said something in his mouth, as if thanking God for his protection of the Lumei Empire.

"My child, you saved the Legion." Alexey's cloudy eyes carried a hint of sentimentality, "The young eagle of the Empire." I can finally age with peace of mind. He pulled Crown Prince John up from the ground, held his hand, and looked out over the vast battlefield.

Most of the Lumei battalion was disbanded to clean up the battlefield, and a small number of elite troops still maintained their formation, ready to deal with unexpected situations. The eagle banners of the Lumei Legion fluttered high everywhere, and the heavy cavalry that pursued the Turks returned in a group, and the cavalry passed in a neat formation, saluting His Majesty in a loud voice. Each battalion brought back the flags discarded by the fleeing Turks, dropped them at the feet of the Emperor Alexei in turn, and paid a loud salute to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty." John Comneen's pale face turned a little red, and he was full of thoughts, but he couldn't say anything about it. The two true emperor's messengers were attacked by the Turks on the way, and they were wounded and killed. John Comneen felt a little guilty and apprehensive, and only ordered his henchmen to prepare a generous pension. The throne and the royal gold and silver utensils, which are said to have been discarded by the Rom-Turk kings, were specially presented to the emperor, and Alexei glanced at them before waving them to be carried among the spoils.

On the hill not far away, Wang Tongdeng looked at the most noble father and son in Lumei, and sighed: "It's a pity that this great credit has been taken by others." ”

"Brush off your clothes and go away, and hide your body and name deeply." Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "The way of a gentleman is to do good deeds without leaving a name. The two of them laughed and galloped down the hill.

In the temporary camp of the Xia State Praetorian Guard, there were also a lot of trophies, Huang Zongdao was busy treating the injured sergeant, looked up at Zhao Xingde and said with a smile: "It's really yours." ”

Zhao Xingde's heart suddenly, he had expected that this matter could not be concealed from Captain Duan Huaixian, and secretly thought that the long pain was better than the short pain, and came to Duan Huaixian hard. I saw that the armor on the left shoulder of the captain himself had been removed, and it was replaced by a bandage that smelled of medicine, which showed the fierceness of the battle.

Duan Huaixian's face was shrouded in a layer of haze, this battle was the heaviest casualty since the formation of the seventh battalion of Chengying, because of the severe cold climate, the seriously injured did not survive, and thirty percent of the sergeants died in battle. He looked at Zhao Xingde and Wang Tongdeng, and sighed, if it weren't for these two bold rabbit cubs, I'm afraid ...... Rao was like this, he still straightened his face, and said in a deep voice: "Order the two of you to protect the emperor's messenger, do a good deed!" ”

Wang Tong was silent, and Zhao Xingde defended in a low voice: "The last general and others are just to complete the military order and persuade His Royal Highness Prince Lumei to send troops to rescue." ”

Duan Huaixian said: "Such persuasion is too bold. "At the beginning, Zhao Xingde's chicken-like military affairs were assigned just to retain talents, and according to the practice of dispatching military affairs without caring about means, he could really mess with the past.

He paused for a moment, and then said, "The nobleman of Lumei has a good face, this is the prince again, and he wants to be greedy for the merit of heaven for himself, and he has just killed the two real messengers." He will not take a break from work in the future, and I will write to the General's Palace, and after retiring from the army, all the sergeants involved in this matter will be transferred back to China. ”

"So that it can be good? The crown prince won't trouble my camp? Zhao Xingde was a little worried in his eyes. It's not that he didn't think about this, and after weighing the pros and cons, he still did it with all his heart.

Duan Huaixian glared and scolded: "It's really rare that two brave men can still take care of these?" Seeing Zhao Xingde and Wang Tongdeng, they both lowered their heads. His expression moved slightly, and he said slowly, "Behind my battalion, there is the Great Xia Country. Sending you back to China is already a concession. If John wants to take charge of Lu Mei, he needs to know something. ”

If it was a simple mercenary, it would really be difficult to withstand retaliation, but behind the Chengying Battalion was the powerful Xia Kingdom who tried to meddle in Lu Mei. The two heirs of Emperor Lumei, the crown prince John and the eldest daughter of the emperor, Anna, one advocated relying on the great nobles of Lumei itself, and the other advocated union with the Rus, and they borrowed more from the Xia Kingdom than got close to it. Although the crown prince John was held hostage by the Xia Guards, after all, he gained merit and prestige, and the Xia court used actions to help him cover up the truth, which can be regarded as a helping hand. The combination of vertical and horizontal in the middle of the five mansions, and the conspiracy and conspiracy, are no less than anywhere in the world, and the captains have been trained to gather people with literature and power to threaten the enemy. Taking advantage of emergencies to seek benefits as much as possible is exactly what the captains are good at. This time, Duan Huaixian took a handle from John Comunen, and as for the follow-up transactions under the table, there is no need to talk to these two centurions.

"This battle is very important, I will submit it to the General's Mansion, and the merits of the two of you will also be decided by the Military Government." As a Shangguan, Duan Huaixian has added protection in the military report, and recommended the two to the General's Mansion, but he didn't let these two get carried away, so he didn't say anything. He paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "I have issued a gag order, and everything is subject to the arrangements of the military government." If anyone asks about it, you two must not make a public statement. ”

Wang Tongdeng nodded and replied, "I understand, there is no name for doing good deeds." On this solemn occasion, as soon as he said it, he regretted that he couldn't bite his tongue off. Zhao Xingde couldn't help laughing, but he didn't expect a joke on the hillside, but he was deeply impressed, and even blurted out. Duan Huaixian saw that the two of them were uncomfortable, and couldn't help but be a little angry when they came together, reprimanded them a few more words, and waved them away. looked at the backs of the two, but there was a smile on their faces.

Back in the camp, Zhao Xingde's mood was a little low, this battle Ming Hongdu killed twenty-six sergeants, Du Fujiao and Jian Cheng commanded everyone to collect the relics of the dead robes. Because Emperor Lumei was anxious to retreat from the army, the Chengying battalion hurriedly held a cremation ceremony for the robes who died in battle, and the centurion was responsible for sealing the ashes of each robe into a porcelain vase. This is the third time that Zhao Xingde has received the special bone china bottle made by the Chengying Camp from Kim Chang-tae, and he has never asked Kim Chang-tae how much he brought out. Sima Jun said that according to the Imperial Decree, it will soon be time for the rotation of sergeants with families, and this time the Chengying Battalion has suffered heavy losses, and the military government will definitely select another batch of elite soldiers to replenish it.

As a result of this battle, many of the baggage of the Lumei army were destroyed, and many generals did not dare to mention the decisive battle of the main force of the Roma Turks, and Emperor Alexei took advantage of the victory to consolidate the prestige of the crown prince John's succession, so he withdrew his army. For a long time, this area will not be the territory of Lumei Country. Along the way of the withdrawal, the Lumei army burned churches, towns, and villages. The Romani Turks, who had withdrawn from the battlefield, also claimed victory in the battle, and in terms of the number of dead and wounded, about 30,000 Lumei troops were killed, while the Turks lost less than 20,000 and forced the invaders to flee.

During the inland march, the Romani Turkic cavalry haunted the rearguard column until it returned to the Black Sea coast and the Lumei army was supported, and the Turkic cavalry relaxed its harassment slightly. The nobles of the Lumei Kingdom had a tradition of hiring assassins, and in order to prevent the crown prince John from retaliating, Duan Huaixian had been strictly prohibiting Zhao Xingde and Wang Tongdeng from leaving the camp without permission on the way to retreat. Zhao Xingde thought that he would be able to reunite with Li Ruoxue soon, so he was at ease.

Although he did not receive the enemy's commander, the city of Lumei held a grand triumphal ceremony for Emperor Alexey, and almost all the inhabitants of the city flocked to both sides of the Messi Boulevard, where the crowds were crowded and flower petals were thrown into the road as if it were raining. Emperor Alexei specifically asked Crown Prince John, who had made a significant contribution to the campaign, to be his only servant, and Crown Prince John followed closely behind the Emperor with a bundle of laurel branches, sharing the cheers and affection of all the Lumei people.

At the triumphal ceremony, the Xia Janissaries were one of the closest troops to the emperor, but they wore the crowns of victorious warriors on their heads, and held the trophies and the banners of the defeated Turks in their hands, and they passed through the Golden City Gate, Arcadius Square, Bull Square, Constantine Square. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in each square, cheering almost frantically towards the Praetorian Guards. However, the expressions of Zhao Xingde and the others did not have the excitement and excitement of the Lumei army at all. "The sergeants all remember that we only fought for Great Xia." This was the last sentence that Duan Huaixian presented to the military government.