Standing on the hillside, overlooking below, the Roma army was mighty and powerful.

In front of him were armored knights opening the way, and light horses were rolling in behind.

Compared to the Roma army led by Arslan, this army was all iron cavalry.

The Seljuks are now on their home turf.

"How many?"

"At least 20,000 people!"

"Do you see Arslan's banner?"

"Nope!"

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

"There is the flag of the Seljuk royal family!"

A few scouts watched intently, and the enemy army quickly advanced, heading north, with Trabzon in front.

"It's time to go back and report to the General."

"Hmm!"

"Whoosh!"

Sharp arrows burst through the air, and an Imperial Army scout fell from his horse, staining the earth with red blood.

"It's a Seljuk scout!"

Exposed!

Several cavalrymen of the Imperial army hurriedly fled on horseback.

The Seljuk light cavalry of the brigade followed, firmly in pursuit, and persevered.

Along the way, there were other Imperial Army scouts who came to converge, gradually increasing to as many as two hundred.

"How many Seljuks are there?"

"Four hundred riders!"

The cavalry at the end looked over and ascertained the strength of the Seljuks.

The officers of the Imperial Army thought for a moment, and then made a decision.

"Stop!"

The well-trained light cavalry of the Second Army of the Imperial Army immediately halted its advance.

"Turn back!"

"Array!"

Although the heart was terrified, the strict military discipline of the Imperial Army played a role.

Emperor Alexios became more and more attached importance to several of his descendants.

In response to the previous rebellions, the emperor formulated corresponding measures.

Every company of more than 100 men was assigned a military judge.

These men were responsible for supervising the words and deeds of the soldiers of the Imperial Army, as well as keeping track of their exploits.

Last but not least, the Imperial Army's military judges are also responsible for the enforcement of military discipline.

That is, in the event of a violation of military discipline, the military judge can directly carry out the battlefield order.

Homicide!

After the Emperor's new round of army reorganization began, the various legions of the Imperial Army were purged.

Khayyam's Second Army was the focus of attention.

The Turkic Khayyam recruited a large number of soldiers of his own tribe and filled the light cavalry of the Imperial army.

Alexios did not have any objections on the surface, but he was also afraid of the belonging of this cavalry.

Khayyam has a tendency to become the new warlord, which is the most taboo thing for the Imperial Supreme.

In any case, it must be suppressed, and this sprout must be nip in the bud.

So the military judges began to penetrate into the grassroots of the Imperial Army.

Over time, ordinary soldiers of the Imperial Army could only slowly accept the existence of military judges.

The military discipline of the Imperial Army is now much better than before.

The sword mountain and the sea of fire can also be fought!

"Forward!"

The Imperial Army scouts returned to fight, and the long-lost killing made everyone excited.

The swords were pointed diagonally, the horses' hooves rumbled, and the cavalry ran for the Seljuks with cheers.

The depression that had just been chased was swept away.

……

Seljuk's light cavalry was inexplicably surprised, and the Imperial cavalry, which had been unable to catch up, actually turned around and fought.

"How stupid!"

"Glorious Seljuks, kill them!"

"As in the past, we slaughtered the Romans, killed every enemy, plucked off their heads, and made our wine cups!"

"Hooray!"

……

The Imperial scouts could see the faces of the Seljuks, and the confrontation was imminent.

Rumble!

The two armies converged, the iron cavalry collided, and the Imperial cavalry swung their swords into the enemy line.

The shining blades pierced through the iron armor of the Seljuks, and the enemy horsemen were stabbed off their horses.

The Imperial Army also suffered a lot of casualties on its side, and dozens of horsemen fell in an instant.

"Warriors of the Imperial Army, kill them, drive them away, and let them return to the arms of the pagan gods!"

"Long live the Imperial Army!"

Unusually fierce skirmishes took place on the Roma march.

As the battle heats up, the Imperial army is red-eyed, and the cavalry kicks the Seljuks back and forth from their horses.

The mortally wounded Seljuks were killed in the brutal assault of the Imperial soldiers.

"Get out of here!"

Ghazi of Seljuk was terrified by the Imperial Army's life-threatening approach.

It's not that it can't be won, it's that it's not worth it.

Coming from a small tribe, Seljuk Gazi relied on his own people to survive.

Without their own people, soon their tribe will be swallowed up by the big tribes around them.

The Sultan will not sympathize with the weak!

Watching the Seljuks lose in battle and flee in panic, the Imperial cavalry was extremely happy.

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

The officer leading the Imperial Army looked back at the battlefield and shouted at the military judge on the side.

"Bayi!"

"How did we get it?"

"My brother, you'd better check the battle wounds first!"

The Imperial Army's military judge was actually not in favor of fighting the infidels, but he was not a military commander.

The right of the military judge to lead the Imperial army only takes effect when the Imperial army commander shows signs of betrayal, and now he has no power.

"Forty-two dead, twenty-two wounded!"

The reported results were very bad, and almost one-third of the Imperial Army scouts lost their combat effectiveness.

The face of the commander of the Imperial Army was also not good, and he was mainly responsible for the casualties of the soldiers.

"Hakan!"

"You'd better figure out how to explain to General Khayyam!"

"The best two hundred scouts of the Second Legion of the Imperial Army, now a third of them are killed or wounded!"

Bai looked at Hakan, whose face was gloomy, and was silent, not wanting to irritate him any more.

The large camp of the Imperial Army was stationed not far from Trabzon.

Khayyam's main tent was raised, and the Imperial Army was already cooking in the pot.

The main force of the Imperial army was slowed down, and Khayyam was deliberately tempting the Seljuk reserves.

Even knowing that it might be a trap, the Seljuks had to come.

"They don't have a choice!"

Seeing the Imperial Army officers listening below, Khayyam didn't mind explaining.

"We got out the news and killed the Seljuks who couldn't pay the ransom."

"If the little bolds in Arslan don't do anything else, we can keep going until we get rid of all obstacles in our path."

"And then?"

"Will the Seljuks continue to cling to Arslan?"

"A sultan who cannot protect his own people is not qualified to be a successor of the Seljuks!"

Along the way, the Imperial Army did not uproot every city it encountered.

But the blood stained on his hands is actually enough for every officer of the Imperial Army here to go to hell!

The slaughter of unarmed civilians was stressful and even habitual for the soldiers of the Second Legion.

The winner gets everything, this is the law of the steppe!

But for other Imperial soldiers from Greece who had a high level of civilization, it was a demonic act.

Many soldiers now pray to God every day and every night.

"Shishman!"

"Watch out for your men, mercy is for the citizens of the Empire, not for the infidels!"

"The Seljuks have been stained with the blood of many imperial people, so what?"

"God didn't punish him!"

"That is my lord's decision to punish this ungodly heretic by our hand!"

Shishman's dissatisfaction with the commander's words has already offended the realm of faith.

"I lost my words!"

"But Shishman, go back and pacify your soldiers, at least so that they can kill the enemy on the battlefield without any guilt!"

"I can't do it, I'll send a few military priests to you!"

"Whew!"

Shishman let out a cloudy breath, he kind of hated Khayyam's foul mouth.

"My lord, the Fourth Legion will not disgrace the Imperial Army!"

"That's good!"