"The enemy forces ahead are approaching!"

"Three hundred steps!"

"Two hundred steps!"

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"Spearmen come forward!"

The cavalry charged like a demon, and the whole sky was gray and it was impossible to see the faces of those enemies.

It's close!

It's close!

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"Your Excellency!"

"If we continue to fight, the Xanthi Brigade will all die here!"

"Please give the order to retreat!"

"It's too late!"

Nikephoros smiled bitterly and rejected Odo's offer, and in the final battle he fought into the Magyars.

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"The heroic battle of your lord, the Third Legion will remember it in my heart!"

"The Empire is grateful for your efforts!"

"By the order of the Great Supreme, all the surviving warriors of the Kxanthi Brigade will be promoted to one rank!"

"Congratulations, congratulations, you will be promoted from Captain Shifu to Centurion in the future!"

"I hope that your Excellency will continue to fight hard, and the Empire is looking forward to your struggle!"

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"Ahh

Otto sat up from the bed and held his head, choking in pain, the nightmare again.

Every night is such a memory, the entire brigade was destroyed under the attack of the Hungarian army.

Shedding tears, Otto wallowing over the grief of the past.

When the battle was over, only seven remained, each of whom was scarred, and they were taken to the rear for medical treatment.

When Theodosius learned of the battle report, he only clenched his fists and finally spoke in a deep voice.

"Make sure that each of them survives, they are the heroes of the Empire!"

After two months in the field medical center, Otto recovered quickly with his excellent physique.

The Great Supreme issued a commendation to the Quisancy Brigade, re-awarded the Eagle Banner, and compensated the soldiers who died in battle.

But the pain was deeply rooted in his heart, and Otto could no longer forget it.

After recovering from his wounds, Odo learned that the Xanthi Brigade had been included in the formation of the newly formed Fifth Army.

On the day of his return, Otto met his new superior, the new commander of the Xanthi brigade, Pseros.

Theodosius was officially appointed commander-in-chief of the Western Front of the Empire by virtue of his military exploits, and he commanded the third, fourth, and fifth legions.

As the empire set up recruit training camps in various provinces, countless hot-blooded teenagers joined the ranks of the imperial army.

There are also twists and turns, after the Orthodox Church was controlled by the emperor, the most important tax power of the church was carried out by the Imperial Council.

Another aspect of the Church's emphasis on adjudication was divided into the Senate, which organized juries to pronounce verdicts on cases.

Many powerful families who wished to join the church to avoid paying taxes also received warnings from the court.

As a result, the magnates who were able to serve in the court instead sent their children to the imperial capital of Constantinople to enroll.

The poor and low-class people, after appealing to the church to no avail, turned their attention to the Imperial army.

The invincible Imperial Army has thwarted attacks from all sides in the last two years.

The rebels were forcefully suppressed and relocated by the emperor, the Seljuks were expelled from the eastern defense zone of the empire, and the Magyars were defeated in the Great Northern Forest.

A thriving nation gives hope to all the poor who have no way to rise.

In particular, the emperor's readjustment of the military district system within the empire caused a shock.

Corrupt old generals are gradually being transferred from their original posts and placed in idle logistics.

Honest and honest officials were promoted after being audited by the Imperial Sword of Damocles.

The emperor patiently demanded that the newly appointed generals of the military region should first stabilize the low-level officers and not act rashly.

Unlike the bureaucracy of the imperial capital and the Orthodox Church, once the army is attacked, it will inevitably be a big war.

The original history was that the Fourth Crusade destroyed the great imperial capital of Constantinople and destroyed the civilization of the Romans.

The remnants of the Eastern Empire nobles, the Laskalis and Palaiolegs, established a regime in exile in Nicaea and led and completed the mission to regain Constantinople.

In addition to the emphasis on agricultural development, military reclamation was resumed for the last time and the Anatolian Military District was reorganized.

But the price was also a little, the Laskalis family, which had lost their military morale, was replaced by the Palaioleg family, and the family heirs were separated and their blood was slaughtered.

Since you want to do it, do it, don't leave it behind!

Alexios had already tightened his grip on the knife, but to fail to do so was to wait for the bureaucracy to be renewed.

The newly promoted young Imperial officials will be the quick knives this time, and they will strike a decisive blow.

Young officials with an innovative spirit are the most bloody, sympathetic to the weak, hot-blooded and impulsive.

These teenagers will not tolerate corruption, and they will naturally side with the emperor, the leader of the reformists.

Alexios wanted to enjoy the fruits of the reforms himself, but he would never allow his heirs to fall into the same fate as the reformers in history.

As a result, Alexios took action to purge the three most threatening families in advance: Ducas, Lascaris, and Paleoleg.

Now the Grand Dukes of the Komnenos royal family have also been forced to give up their power, and they have no choice but to take refuge in the mansion.

The princesses could only retreat in the monastery and wait for the emperor to think of them when he had a good marriage partner.

Alexios had a very clear plan for this, and those who did not have military merits were never allowed to be awarded the title of Grand Duke or above.

Female members of the royal family are also awarded the title of princess only if they have made outstanding contributions or if they have married into other royal families.

A traitorous woman like Theodora Komunen, who eloped directly with Andronica, ignored the incest of her uncle and nephew, and broke the alliance of her allies, directly abolished the title of princess and imprisoned in a monastery.

A lifetime of loneliness, old age and death is the end of their betrayal of the family!

The emperor understood that he had come to this world, that he was a loner, and both history and reality had told him a truth, that the great nobles would never be able to serve the country wholeheartedly if they had their own interests!

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Otto stood at the gate of the Fifth Legion with his package on his back, and was greeted by Imperial officers who were lined up to welcome him.

"Welcome to the Fifth Legion!"

"My brother, the military soul of the Xanthi brigade is you, I hope you can stay and help me rebuild the skeleton of this brigade."

Poseros smiled and stretched out his hand, and Otto burst into tears, his two large hands firmly clasped together.

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"Recruits!"

"Welcome to the Xanthi Brigade!"

"Welcome to this glorious force!"

"Finally, welcome to Hell!"

A smile appeared on Odo's scarred face, but every soldier had a bad premonition, and this officer was not to be messed with.

The flag of the Xanthi brigade is flying again, and as long as there is one soldier left, Rome can continue to fight again!