It was already dawn, and the night of slaughter had destroyed Alexei's former camp, and the dead horses had fallen to the ground, with severed arms and stumps everywhere.

The blood seeped into every part of the land, and the fighting had stopped in the wee hours of the morning, and both sides were exhausted and stopped fighting.

Alexios looked down on the enemy camp from the top of Mount Smolikas, and the bonfires were magnified, and when the flames finally illuminated Alexus's central camp, he knew that it would be impossible for the cavalry alone to break through the camp.

Two ravines surrounded the camp tent, and the horses were all over the place, and the enemy's commander had seasoned archers distributed in various key positions, and there was no gap!

The first rays of the morning sun shone into the camp, and Emperor Alexios rode into the camp on his war horse, and the remaining rebels were either killed or disarmed and surrendered, and the gray charcoal was everywhere, and Khayyam led people to meet him.

"Your Majesty, I'm really sorry, we haven't conquered the rebels' camp yet!"

The captain of the Khayyam army bowed in tribute, his face was covered with blood, the pleasure of killing had not faded, but it could bring the civilized Roman etiquette to life, and it was also extremely contradictory, civilization and barbarism were intertwined.

"My general, you haven't conquered this place so far, are the rebels resisting stubbornly?" The Emperor smiled sheepishly.

"Of course not, they were driven around by us like sheep last night, and the traitors of the Imperial Army did not open the camp gates to fight, but the Bulgarians came out, but unfortunately they were all stragglers!"

Khayyam's tone was now dismissive of the Bulgarian rebels who had shaken the empire, but the vulnerability of the Bulgarians was not what the emperor had anticipated.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we break through the camps of the Bulgarians and the traitors of the Imperial Army, and drive them out like chickens, we need some men to fill the trenches, and we must not let our loyal warriors dismount and fight!"

Khayyam couldn't wait to say what he thought, his eyes widened, and the excitement of killing seemed to come back to his heart, irrepressible.

Alexios looked at his general and said calmly, "How many troops did we bring?" ”

Khayam paused: "About one thousand and five!" ”

The Turkic general was a little uncertain, the emperor should be very clear, why should he ask him?

"Yes, fifteen hundred cavalry!" The Emperor accentuated his tone and added cavalry, and Khayyam came back to his senses.

"Now the Bulgarians do not come out to meet them because they lack a strong leader, they have no horses, they have no armor, they just have a poor rusty iron knife and maybe even a stick."

The Emperor's words blushed Khayyam's face, he had bullied a group of ineffective prisoners of war yesterday, but he was ashamed to show off in front of his master.

"And what about the main forces of the Imperial Army? The Third Legion is equipped with a large number of crossbowmen, pikemen, and Greek fire controlled by the auxiliary legions, is it really fearful? ”

Hayyam was silent for a long time when he heard this, he had witnessed the powerful destructive power of Greek fire when he followed the emperor to quell the Andronica rebellion, and even he had to admit that the rebels had a strong combat ability.

"They're choosing the winner!"

The emperor's cold voice came out, making Khayyam shudder, and he cursed silently in the terrible Roman political struggle.

"If you think it is, do you think the legions will still sit still?" The emperor is not going to continue hollowing out his generals.

"Send our messengers to the legionary quarters, to the Bulgarians, and tell them that I, the Roman Emperor Alexios, will pardon all those who have participated in this rebellion.

If he took the initiative to attack the Alexei rebels, the Imperial soldiers were reinstated, and the Bulgarians allowed him to settle in Anatolia with his children, but he was never allowed to return to Bulgaria! ”

The Emperor's words revealed irresistible deterrence, and Khayyam bowed his head in a gesture of submission.

……

The light horsemen of the guards galloped up to the camp gate, and when he dismounted, all the officers of the Third Legion stood respectfully on either side, and they all fell to their knees under Dukov's leadership, much to the courier's astonishment.

"His Majesty the Emperor has announced the pardon of all those involved in the rebellion!"

The messenger was a little stunned, but he still conveyed the order smoothly.

However, the officers of the Third Regiment could not continue to maintain their colors, and it was a tumultuous month, and almost all of them were thrown into prison like marionettes, and not a single one was not waterboarded.

Originally, they were also very worried about what would happen to them if the emperor refused to forgive them, and some even tried to break the jar and take Alexine's side.

In the end, Dukov's insistence allowed the Third Army to remain neutral, and now they had a chance to return to Imperial Orthodoxy, and they were on the side of the victors!

When the messenger saw the officers weeping with joy, he hurriedly got on his horse, and there were several places to go, and he could not afford to delay time.

……

When the Bulgarians heard of the pardon, Paul thought he had fallen into a dream, and he cried out to the departing messenger: "Is it true?" ”

A fluttering word came from the horse: "Caesar's command is supreme!" ”

"Hooray!"

The Bulgarians in the camp threw their weapons away, they hugged each other and kissed each other, and after nearly half a year of fighting, they were tired, and now the order to have a whole family go to Anatolia was worth it, even if it was uprooted from home.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Riddle, who had not slept all night, listened to the shouts and laughter outside, his originally handsome face was haggard, and he leaned against the gate of the camp and wept slowly.

Alexei stared blankly outside, although he didn't know what was happening, but it would definitely not be a good thing, and now he was just remorseful for his various reckless behaviors.

……

Now Alexios stood under a four-man tent, with hundreds of delegates from the Imperial Army and Bulgaria lying in front of him.

"There are now two emperors in the empire, me and Alexei, the illegitimate son, although you came here to choose me, but the stain of the betrayer is difficult to wash away!"

Alexios' sharp gaze swept over the men, all of whom were now eager to bury their heads in the ground, but the biting pressure made it impossible for them to escape.

"Your Majesty, please let us bear witness to our loyalty with blood! Dukov cut his palm with a dagger, and a deep blood mark appeared in front of everyone, but he was stubborn and silent.

Hundreds of people followed Dukov's example, but they wore a kiss and a humble gesture to show their submission to the emperor.

Alexios nodded silently, his eyes were full of meaning, this Dukov is a talent, if he can survive this war, he can be let go to Anatolia, the frontier of the empire still needs such excellent soldiers.

When the sun was in the sky, the gates of the various barracks were opened, and the Imperial soldiers came out of it to greet their emperor again, and a new army was gathered under the banner of the Roman eagle.