The urgency of the situation made His Majesty the Emperor like an ant on a hot pot, and he was so anxious all day long that he could not withstand the pressure of the mountain, and ordered the army that had just gathered less than half of the intended strength to be drawn out and set out, many of whom had only recently arrived at the station, and were extremely tired and embarrassed to fight.

In order to reach Prague before the Poles, Emperor Henry left behind the infantry and baggage that had slowed down the march, and personally led the cavalry, mainly knights, to advance at full speed, breaking away from the army at the speed of a rapid march to the aid of the Grand Duke of Bohemia.

And this is the moment that the Poles have been waiting for for a long time, how can Emperor Henry forget that these neighbors, who have just converted to God, will not be able to fully occupy Bohemia even if they use all the forces of the whole country, not to mention the fact that they had suffered a crushing defeat in the confrontation with the Empire a year and a half ago, and their wounds have not yet healed, how could they approach the heart of Bohemia so quickly?

The purpose of the Poles and Hungarians was to show their strength to the empire, and to force the new emperor to admit the promises made to them by the previous emperor, and did not really mean to turn against each other, but Emperor Henry thought that the two supposed humble subjects had offended his dignity, and chose this time to send troops to provoke, which was simply unforgivable, so he was angry and refused to receive the envoys sent by the Grand Duke Mieszko and the chief Stephen, and resolutely demanded a decisive battle.

The Poles and Hungarians decided to twist the rope and teach the arrogant emperor a hard lesson, because they knew that the current empire was not as united as it was during Emperor Otto's lifetime, and that many nobles were dissatisfied with Henry's superiority and would naturally not work the battlefield, and the procrastinating build-up had proved their suspicions.

And Emperor Henry's eagerness for victory also led them to find a way to defeat the seemingly powerful imperial machine, that is, to take advantage of the emperor's eagerness to prove his flaws, lure him into a lone army, and break the huge army into pieces!

The Poles sent as many soldiers as they could, looted and burned Bohemian farmsteads along the way, causing a huge amount of noise, making people misjudge the enemy's situation, mistakenly thinking that they were pouring out of the nest and swarming all over the world.

Grand Duke Mieszko also sent an elite army to hurry around the clock, so much so that to the surprise of the Grand Duke of Bohemia, he suddenly appeared in a place only five days away from Prague, frightened the Grand Duke, hid in the castle and anxiously sent a letter for help, and inadvertently helped the enemy to put on a good show, deceiving Emperor Henry to fight alone.

In the village of Melnik in northwestern Bohemia, the knights led by Emperor Henry crashed headlong into the trap prepared by the Poles who had been waiting for a long time, thinking that his majesty who could run away with a knightly charge of hundreds of barbarian warriors in front of him, forgetting to pay attention to his weak flank, the Hungarian cavalry cut off the charging knights' phalanx, and the rain of arrows from the knights' weakly armored backs caused an instant collapse, the uncontrolled war horses crowded and trampled, and many people died tragically under the hooves of their comrades who fled in a panic, Dead and blind became a lonely ghost, the knights who lost their armor everywhere lost the will to resist, and some people even abandoned their weapons and surrendered!

Emperor Henry, under the desperate protection of several personal guards, may also have been intentionally or unintentionally released by the Poles, because they did not want to capture His Majesty himself and intensify the conflict, but in short, he fought his way out of the siege and fled into Prague Castle in a panic, waiting for him not the shock of good wine and food, but another news that made people fall into an ice cave.

The infantry and baggage teams that were left behind were also ambushed by the Poles and almost completely annihilated!

At this time, Emperor Henry, who wanted to cry without tears, and the sympathetic Grand Duke of Bohemia were relatively speechless, and they were trapped in the city hand in hand.

The remnants of the defeated generals brought the atmosphere of decay into the Bohemians, who were already like frightened birds, and the morale of the city fell to the bottom, coupled with the knights who entered the city to condone their attendants to loot food, and rudely demanded that the Bohemians give up rooms suitable for their status for their own residence, causing the conflict between the two sides to intensify, and almost killing each other when the enemy had not broken the city, thanks to His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Duke who came out to severely punish the perpetrators to force the situation and separate the soldiers of the two countries, respectively, responsible for guarding the castle side, Only then did he barely guarantee the common hatred of his own people, but everyone knew that if the reinforcements did not arrive for a long time, it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.

"I can't imagine that old man in Poland can be so scheming, it's a bit interesting, I can't wait to fight him, his son is a waste, I hope he won't let me down."

Listening to the clerk's reading of the letter, a sense of excitement about meeting an opponent filled my body, and I tightened the reins of my horse and ordered the army to cross the river as soon as possible, and strive to completely surrender my troops to the other side before dark, so as to save the delay and procrastination, and the Slavs who were hiding in the shadows seized the opportunity to sneak attack in the middle of the night, making the end as bitter as Emperor Henry.

After the army crossed the river, it quickly changed formation, and the scouts spread out a hundred miles away, maintaining a high degree of vigilance, and quickly figured out the situation they were facing the Slavs.

The barbarians had no idea that a German army would appear on the opposite side of them, resting in place without any scruples, and that several tribes would come together to discuss the distribution of the spoils, and that the men of the tribes would be carried away by the easy victory, and one by one they would indulge themselves with wine glasses, and pull the passable female booty to transform the human race.

The noose, so to speak, was already around their necks, waiting for me to tighten it slowly, and then admiring with mockery the barbarian's twitching struggle before dying.

"God forbid!"

Hearing the news brought back by the scouts, I was so excited that I almost fell off my horse, such a once-in-a-lifetime fighter, if I don't fight a good battle, I am sorry for the Slavs who will be killed, I heard that the direct ancestors of this group of Russian Maozi are as tall and powerful as the fighting peoples of later generations, and they are simply the best candidates for qualified slaves, and I tremble with excitement when I think of this, and I get this good breed, not only the problem of hiring labor is solved, but also the offspring of the excellent hybrid point breed can come out by the way, why not?

"All the troops are attacking!"

I waved my hand and shouted the command, nervously pulling the reins of the horse, causing the horse under my crotch to spin uncomfortably in place and neigh.

"The cavalry swept through the rear, blocked all the ways to escape, and fought for the destruction of all the enemies left!"

When we slowly touched the place where the Slavs were camped, the advance team had quietly eliminated a dozen drunken and unconscious secret sentinels, unwittingly making the enemy lose the ability to warn in advance, like a young girl who sleeps without interfering in the door, giving the opportunity to attack the salivating idiot outside the door.

On the shallows of a small river, there were many snoring Slavic soldiers, judging from the mess on the ground, last night must have been a lavish party, most of the men were naked, still clutching wine glasses tightly in their hands, the black bushes of chest hair were very frightening, near the edge of the woods, there were tents where women and children lived, the largest of which must have been the dwellings of the tribal chiefs, and the soldiers standing guard outside the door were also leaning on their spears and dozing, and the whole camp was immersed in the deep sleep before the early morning.

Days of looting as if they were in a no-man's land had made these proud warriors let their guard down and indulge in a pleasant drink and merry, and no one noticed that the wolves had surrounded them, baring their sharp teeth and ready to feast on human flesh.

"Let's get started!"

I dismounted from my horse, walked to a hillside with a relatively good view, and instructed my cronies who were tiptoeing to unfold their forces.

The archers stuck their arrows in the ground, facing the snoring Slavic camp and ready to shoot, the heavy infantry set up their shields in front of them, forming a strong defensive formation to prevent the enemy from launching a counter-charge, the remaining infantry lay in ambush in the grass by the river, just waiting for the signal to attack, many soldiers had bloodthirsty expressions on their faces eager to kill, and they couldn't wait to clench their weapons, the cavalry had already outflanked the enemy under the leadership of Hans, and the herald brought back a report that they were all ready.

At this moment, the moon was slowly setting, the surrounding was frighteningly quiet, and the three armies were hiding in the night waiting for orders, until now, I did not believe that I had surrounded a considerable number of enemies so easily, as long as the command flag in my hand fell, the result would be settled.

The last herald brought back a definite signal of attack, the noose around the Slavs' necks had been tightened, and even if they were like monkeys in a thousand changes, they could not escape the palm of my Buddha's hand, and standing on the hillside I could clearly see that a Slavic warrior who was sleeping soundly stood up, staggered to the river, and unsheathed to pee on the grass where the infantry was ambushed in Nijmegen.

"Shoot him in the face!"

Seeing my soldiers being humiliated, I suddenly became angry, and pointed at the Slavic warrior who was lifting his trousers viciously, and said to Kohler, who was standing aside: "Let him be ashamed to be a man all his life, and dare to be so rude!" ”

Kohler nodded calmly, casually took off the compound bow hanging on his waist, twisted the bowstring unhurriedly, and then hung a special barbed feather arrow, ensuring that the best doctors could not take out the arrow without destroying the surrounding musculature, which means that once the unlucky buddy is hit, his lower body will become a blur of flesh and blood, unless he endures the pain and lives with the arrow for the rest of his life.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of breaking the sky was clear in the silence of the dawn, and the Slavic warriors who were still sleepy-eyed between the lightning and stone fire had fallen in response, and at the same time it also represented the beginning of the attack, and the archers, who had long been holding back their strength, suddenly released the bowstrings that had been tightly controlled for a long time, and the dense rain of arrows with a terrible roar covered the morning sky with a terrible roar, and the nightmare of the Slavs began.

(End of chapter)