Alexios stood, his armor dripping all over his body, and pressed the hilt of his sword as he looked down at the sinner Duilius, like the kings of ancient solitary highs, who could bestow wealth, glory, and power, or give death to make the earth bleed, but today he did not intend to make the marshal's blood spilled.

"I beg your forgiveness, Your Majesty, I have been deceived by Satan and seduced out of the arms of the Lord by poisonous snakes, and I am willing to accept the punishment I deserve, but please spare my unwitting family members with your honorable Augustus......" Duilius had fallen to his knees limp to the ground, regretting when he had been blinded by lard, and that the navy should have remained naturally neutral in the struggle for the throne.

The emperor's eyes were as deep as the abyssal sea, and after a while, only the sobs of the admiral echoed in the whole tent. After a short time, the Emperor leaned down and whispered in the marshal's ear: "You should be glad that Rome still needs a naval helmsman, otherwise you would have been in a different place by now." ”

Alexios understands an easy-to-understand truth, that is, it is better to make merit than to make mistakes, the past admiral was the pillar of the empire, and even the emperor needed to pay three points of respect, and the current admiral was a sinner of the empire, and he could be arrested for treason at any time. If Duilius could not clear the empire's shame in the future naval hegemony with the Italian republics, then Alexios could use him to clean up military discipline.

"Get up, my marshal, now your men are looking for you like crazy, go out and comfort them, tomorrow we will leave Constantinople, and meet my uncle......" Alexios smiled from the top of the throne, now that everything was ready, he couldn't wait to see what Andronica's expression would look like when he saw him.

The originally boiling situation in the naval camp quickly calmed down with the appearance of the marshal, like a cooling boiling water that cooled down sharply, but the ripples of the splash still spread like an undercurrent.

Alexios didn't care, could the navy rebel? No way! The navy can only stand in line, but it is impossible to openly rebel, and their families are in Constantinople, and they dare not even reveal a single trace of their complaints to the emperor, and resistance will only bring iron and blood suppression.

I don't know how many people will be sleepless this night......

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The next morning, the sky was just hazy, and the sun was shining on the horizon, but the naval camp was already full of people.

Countless warriors dragged the ship out of the dock as slender men, and the scene outside the harbor was even more lively, with the Varangian Guards armed with tomahawks leading the ship under the leadership of the commanders, the silver tomahawks shining with a breathtaking light, and the Viking warriors' eyes already revealing murderous energy.

Behind them are auxiliary legionnaires pushing huge trebuchets and ballistas, which can only be operated by 200 people, and are the result of years of research and the advice of the Emperor in the Eastern Roman Empire. This was one of the great gifts that Alexios had prepared for Andronica. Although it has just been developed, its power is amazing, and the thunderous momentum at the time of the test launch is terrifying, which is enough to be called an invincible weapon for pulling out the city.

The last to board the ship were Alexios' bodyguards, a new type of cavalry that would serve as a battlefield observer group in this campaign, and the emperor did not want to throw the cavalry into battle before they had been trained, as this would only make them expensive consumables.

However, when the Turkic instructor Khayyam learned of the emperor's decision to crusade against Andronica, he immediately expressed his request to the emperor to participate in it, emphasizing that the reason was also quite appetizing to the emperor: a real elite is trained in blood and fire, and the current group of cubs are just flowers in the greenhouse, and if they are not allowed to see blood, they can only serve as a guard of honor at the emperor's triumphal ceremony.

Khayyam also had his own selfish intentions, and the cavalry consisted mainly of the sons and nephews of the Varangian Guard, whose martial spirit had not yet faded in their blood, and the fierce Viking spirit still burned in their chests.

Khayyam is confident that he has been training these little cubs for a long time, and he still doesn't know how many pounds and taels they have, and if he can take them to get some military merits on the battlefield, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to his future career. Besides, when the situation is critical, such a cavalry on the side is undoubtedly a huge weight enough to control the scale of war......

The Dardanelles Strait was not much distance between them, and if the warships were two hours downwind, they could reach Asia Minor and land on the vast Asian land.

When the sea breeze blew, Alexios stood on the bow of the ship and looked out over the strait to the other side of the strait, where he was his own land, and now he was there to raise his sword soldiers, and the flames of war would ignite the Anatolian plateau, Alexios was full of emotion.

As his first battle formation, he did not have the teachings of his father, and he was in a vague concept of war.

Alexios thought that he had already exerted his human strategy to the limit, and he didn't know if this expedition would go as smoothly as expected, as the commander of the army, he finally realized the mentality of the ancients who trembled and walked on thin ice for the generals, and was full of melancholy about gains and losses.

If there really is a Lord in this world, then please bless me with a victorious start, and let the banner of the double-headed eagle be planted again in the universe......

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Standing on a small mound and watching his army march like a bloated serpent, Andronika couldn't help but be complacent, his troops had been battle-hardened by fighting the Seljuks on the front line for many years, and he was confident that even if the great nobles of Constantinople refused to recognize his throne, he was sure that he would be able to overwhelm all opposition with his strong military power.

Andronica was stunned and led the guards to rush to the front of the army to investigate.

Andronika couldn't help but be taken aback when she came to the front of the formation, and a longing figure gradually appeared on the horizon in front of her, and the sword halberds of the banner guns in the sky reflected the piercing light with the sunlight.

Andronika no longer bothered to scold the sentry, and ordered the army to quickly form a battle formation on the plain, ready to meet the strong enemy at any time.

Even if it happened suddenly, but after all, Andronika has been fighting with the Turks for many years, and it is not a loss that he is a veteran of a hundred battles, and this time the third of the army from the Asia Minor Military Region led by him is a Turkic mercenary, and he has already arrived in front of the battle in a short time to buy time for the assembly of the rest of the troops, which shows the way of the veteran soldier.