Full of foresight, when he used to cross Kipros, he was indispensable to deal with Lothair, this old Saxon fox, is definitely a rare wise man in a century. At that time, the principalities of the Holy Empire were in chaos, and the Franks were in turmoil in the West, and the empire was full of holes, and the situation was very bad. Faced with this dilemma, Lothair relied on the prestige accumulated over the years to overshadow the Germanic powers, pinch the empire together, and force the Duchy of the Franks to become the Holy Roman Empire through a major war. Lothair's abilities are unquestionable, and even after the defeat of the Crusade, his influence remains. Lothair was scheming, after the failure of the Eastern Crusade, the strength of the Duchy of Saxony was not greatly depleted, and the real impact on the foundation was the eastern aristocracy led by the Frederick family, and the Knights of the Holy Cross were almost wiped out, which directly led to the decline of Dorle's control over the eastern territories. Schwein was indeed wise, but without the Eastern Crusade, the Danube aristocracy would not have been able to compete with the great nobles of the East. The Danube nobles and the eastern nobles fought to the death, but Lothair hid in the castle of Suplin and sat on the Diaoyu Tai. Compared with Lothair, Dolle and Schwein were still a little immature, but Louis, the fat man who sat in the Duchy of the Franks, was very aware of current affairs, and took advantage of the opportunity that the Danube nobles and the eastern nobles had no time to take care of, and further expanded northward to the vicinity of the Frisian Islands, and the northwest of the Duchy of Lorraine, which originally belonged to the Germans, also fell into the hands of the Gauls.

For such a long time, there has been no movement in the Duchy of Saxony, Lothair watched Dorle and Schwein toss, and it seemed that he had no intention of reconciling, this situation is too weird, to say that Lothair is not prepared, it is estimated that no one will believe it. What Lothair's idea was, Lovednov didn't know, but he knew that there must be some conspiracy involved. More than 200 years ago, the Germanic people showed strong ambitions for the Istrian Highlands, and to this day, they are increasing rather than decreasing. Dongfang Jin actually has this consideration, no matter what the reason, he has to station heavy troops in the west to defend the Duchy of Saxony, "Your Highness, what Lord Luo Weide said is very true, although the Germans and the Danes do not have a good relationship, but now that Kiplas is in our hands, it is difficult to guarantee that the Danes will have other ideas." It was safe for the 1st and 2nd barracks to be stationed in the western part of the Istrian Heights, and the Caucasus direction was also to be defended, and although Wofrey surrendered, he had to prepare for the worst. Dolle is ambitious, and although he is now in conflict with Schwein, as long as he has the opportunity, Dolle will definitely expand his power to the east. ”

Zhao Yougong frowned, his fingers kept tapping on the tabletop, and the sad look between his eyebrows could see how tangled he was in his heart. The Danes' invasion of the Baltic Sea seemed to be a simple military operation, but in fact it was secretly turbulent, and the Duchy of Saxony in the west had been quiet for too long, and no one could understand the intentions of it. In the western part of the Istrian Highlands, the terrain is flat and fertile, stretching for hundreds of miles from north to south. The 1st Barracks, the 2nd Barracks, and the garrison of Kyiv City all add up to more than 50,000 people, and these soldiers and horses are scattered to the west of the Istrian Heights, and they cannot be exhaustive. Of course, the best way is to increase the garrison in the west, but now that the army restructuring has just begun, no one dares to guarantee how much credibility the original Slavic soldiers have, and in this case, Zhao Yougong does not dare to move on a large scale at all. In the final analysis, the troops are still not enough in a short period of time, Kiporos has a vast territory, and there are too many places that need to be garrisoned, "There is no problem in transferring the first military camp and the second military camp to the western part of the Istrian Heights, but this king is still worried, such a big place, there are no less than twenty small cities, not including the main roads, these soldiers and horses can't defend it at all." In this way, these soldiers and horses should establish a defensive line a hundred miles west of the city of Kyiv, and then do not send troops to the main roads of the city to the west, and concentrate their forces to hold the line of the city of Kyiv. Even if the Saxons take advantage of the situation to attack the Istrian heights, as long as we hold on to the surroundings of Kyiv, they can't do anything about us. As for the Caucasus, it also had to be guarded, and Shi Wengong ordered 10,000 soldiers and horses to establish a defensive line in the northern Caucasus, in short, the reform of the various armies must be carried out strictly, and when the reform is over, we have enough soldiers and horses, so we don't have to be afraid of the Germans and Danes. ”

Dongfang Jin and the others looked at each other, they felt that Zhao Yougong was a little too cautious, the western part of Istria and the direction of Yerinburg were adhering to the principle of taking the initiative to abandon the defense, is this too conservative? Xiao Zhiyun is the most understanding of Zhao Yougong's thoughts, this kind of approach, it seems to show weakness, but it is actually the safest choice, now that the Dingguo Army has just taken Kipros, and the army restructuring has just begun, it is the time to wait for reconstruction, and it should focus on development. A temporary retreat is nothing at all, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, as long as he can train a hundred thousand strong troops, what he lost can also be regained, "Do as His Highness instructs, the current army restructuring is particularly important, if everything goes well, in three months, we will no longer have to worry about the Germans." ”

"Obey His Highness's orders" Xiao Zhiyun also spoke out, and the others couldn't say anything more, so they quickly got up. The rest of the day was discussed with other things, but they were a little smaller than those of the Germans and the Danes. After the discussion, the generals of the various departments hurried back to the barracks, and Gao Zhong dragged his swollen buttocks back to the seventh barracks, and found Zhang Bocheng after a little rest. After a whip, Zhang Bocheng only had half a life left, although the doctor took good care of him, but now he can only lie on the couch, and even going to the thatched house is a problem. Seeing Gao Zhong enter the door, Zhang Bocheng still wanted to salute, but Gao Chong hurriedly waved his hand, "Okay, don't be reckless with your appearance." ”

Zhang Bocheng grinned bitterly, his shoulders moved, and he directly pulled the wound, grinning with painful teeth, "General, Your Highness convened the generals this time, did something happen?" ”

"Yes, I'm afraid the next few days will not be peaceful, the Danes have already reached the Baltic Sea, and they will soon be able to raid the area around Yellinburg. There are also signs of gathering troops on the Germanic side, the intention is unknown, the first military camp and the second military camp in the south will be transferred to the west of Kyiv City to garrison in the past two days, and Shi Wengong's side will also send troops and horses to the north of the Caucasus" Gao Chong, a rough and heroic man by nature, also felt a huge pressure, with the current strength of the Kiporos garrison, it is really not a wise move to challenge the Germans and the Danes at the same time. However, these things, his high favor can't help much, everything depends on how His Royal Highness decides, to resolve this kind of dispute, relying on wisdom, blindly tough is absolutely not good.

"Hey, these barbarians, that is, they bully us into not having a stable foothold, if there are more than 100,000 elites, we don't have to be afraid of how many of them come" Zhang Bocheng showed a little shame, now is the time to employ people, when the Slavs need to help, he actually made such a show in the seventh military camp, which added a lot of trouble to the army restructuring. Gao Zhong patted Zhang Bocheng on the shoulder and sighed, "Don't think about it, you can't help with the things in the back, don't blame Your Highness for the previous things, if Your Highness doesn't beat you, you won't be able to save your life." If you don't punish you heavily, the officers and men in the army will not be convinced, especially those Slavic children, if you have a complaint against you, it will not be good for you to command the army in the future. ”

"Why do you say that, the general is not the kind of stupid person who doesn't know what to do, he disobeys military regulations and spoils His Highness's plans, and it is God's grace to be able to leave a life, how dare you blame Your Highness. It's just that the general has been affected, and the last general really can't help it, "On the martial arts stage before, the twenty military whips were firmly drawn on Gao Chong's body. Gao Zhong laughed, and did not blame Zhang Bocheng at all, but comforted him loudly, "Everyone is a man in the army, just say something." What is not involved, you make a big mistake, the general really has some responsibility, if you are strictly instructed on weekdays, this kind of thing will not happen, if you really want to talk about it, the twenty army whips are already very light. If His Highness hadn't looked at the past, I'm afraid that he wouldn't have finished without fifty whips. ”

Although Gao Pet is a bit domineering on weekdays, he is not a stupid person, at least he still has self-knowledge. His Royal Highness attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and is very nostalgic for the old, and the twenty military whips are already very face-saving. His Royal Highness gave face, and he learned about Entu Bao with high favor, if he still didn't appreciate it, he would be a little ignorant. After sitting in the tent for a while, chatting with Zhang Bocheng for a while, Gao Chong went to the council office to arrange the next restructuring issue, because the military operations in the back have nothing to do with the Seventh Military Battalion, Gao Chong can concentrate all his energy on the military restructuring. Without a task, of course, the generals in the army could not be happy, but when they thought of the chaos that happened in the Seventh Military Camp a few days ago, everyone could only suppress the unhappiness in their hearts.

Northwest of Kipros, in the Baltic Sea Valley, the Knights of the Birds finally made their next move after five days in the city of Kalmar. In a few days, the follow-up kingdom soldiers and horses came to Kalmar City one after another, and Quasimotu also mobilized about 3,000 Kalma guards, so far, Fayuna has nearly 10,000 foot soldiers in his hands. At the beginning of September of the fifth year of Taikang, tens of thousands of Danish soldiers began to move south along the Baltic Sea under the command of Fayunna. The first person to get the news was Lothair, who was recuperating in Suplin Castle, and when he heard the news of Fayunna's army, Lothair finally had a smile on his face, "The Danes have finally moved, it seems that Eric's lamb can't resist the temptation in the end, as long as the Danes move Yelinburg, they will be considered to have made enemies with the Easterners." The smile on Lothair's face became more and more intense, he didn't mind giving the Danes a part of the benefits, the most important thing was to create a strong enemy for the Orientals, the Orientals had just arrived, and their power was not stable, at this time the Orientals had just taken Kipros, and their confidence was inflated, once the Orientals faced the Holy Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark at the same time, even if they had three heads and six arms, they would not be able to get benefits. Under the attack of the north and the south, the easterners will definitely not be able to stop the combined attack of the two kingdoms, and when the Danes take the area of Yerinburg, and the Holy Empire will eat the Istrian heights, it can be regarded as taking what they need.

Towards evening, Lothair came to his study and hurriedly wrote a letter, "Send this letter to the Duke of Dolle as soon as possible, and remember that it must be opened by the Duke of Dolle himself." After repeated instructions, the soldiers left Suplin Castle. Now it has entered September, the autumn wind has arrived, and the western land has entered the wet and cold season, which is completely different from the autumn tiger in the Central Plains of the Great Song Dynasty. After several months of fierce fighting, the situation between the Danube nobility and the eastern aristocracy had gradually become clear, the Danube nobility under the leadership of Schwein, had completely controlled the Danube River valley, and Dolle was not far behind, taking advantage of the plague and the weakness of the northern princes, sent troops to take most of the fertile land in the east of Hohenzollern, and took the famous Berlin area into the palm of his hand. Everything was as Dorle thought, when the eastern nobles got their hands on Hohenzollern, the fat Louis did not intervene to stop it at all, but took the opportunity to swallow a lot of land in the Duchy of Lorraine, and the old fox of Saxony was as stable as Mount Tai, and did not care about Hohenzollern at all. Neither Louis nor Lothair reacted, and the occupation of the eastern aristocracy by the eastern Hohenzollern was ironclad.

After several battles, the Danube nobles seemed to be strong and majestic, but in fact, the real benefits were far inferior to those of the eastern nobles, and even the southern blacksmith family took advantage of the chaos to get a piece of the pie. After taking the Danube Valley, Schwein did not provoke any more wars, and Dolle was happy to see it, they were all children of the Holy Empire, who didn't want peace and prosperity? On this day, Dorle had just returned from the Hohenzollern Plains, and before he had time to discuss the next distribution of benefits, he saw Suggs hurriedly breaking in, "Your Excellency Dorle, His Majesty Lothair has sent an urgent report for you to read it personally." ”

During this time, Dorle had been busy dealing with the Danube nobles, and he really didn't care about anything else, so he didn't know too much about what was happening in Kiplas and the Danish side. However, he knew Lothair's temperament, and if the old fox had not encountered a major event, he would never have sent any urgent news, and after washing his face, Dolle followed Suggs to the study, and the two dusty Saxon knights in the room hurriedly saluted and respectfully handed over the letter in their hands. Dolle did not hesitate, jumped out of the wax, read carefully, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, he did not expect that in just a few months, Kipros had undergone earth-shaking changes, and the Orientals not only ate the Istrian heights, but also forced Wofre to become vassal. The content of the letter is not complicated, Lothair hopes that Dorle will send troops at the same time as the Saxons, and he also hopes that Dorle will use his previous prestige to persuade the Caucasians to change their court.

Dolle fell into deep thought for a while, the matter was so big that even Dolle didn't dare to make a random decision. It is completely unknown how much impact the Danish raid on the Yellinburg area will have. After thinking about it carefully, Dolle still decided to send troops to help Lothair, in any case, the capture of the Istrian heights would only be good for the Germans, and even if there was only one percent of hope, ten percent of the effort would have to be made. If this is an opportunity, if you miss it, you won't be able to regret it. But which soldiers and horses to send there is a bit of a headache, and in terms of combat effectiveness, of course, it is the newly formed Knights of the Holy Cross. But when he thought of the fate of the Knights of the Holy Cross before, Dolle was a little afraid, in case the newly formed Knights were buried in the hands of the Orientals again, it would really be like crying without tears. The elite knights of tens of thousands of people have spent countless dollars, even if the eastern nobles have a strong background, they have gritted their teeth to support this new Holy Cross Knights.

Sugus stood aside, waited for a long time and didn't see Dorle speak, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, "Your Excellency Dolle, what's wrong with you?" What did His Majesty Lothair ask us to do? Dolle didn't reply, and threw the urgent report in his hand directly into Suggs's hands. Suggs only glanced at it twice, and his hands trembled, and his face was slightly red, and he didn't know whether he was excited or frightened.

"This.... The Danes actually sent troops to the area of Yerinburg, Your Excellency Dolle, we can't sit idly by, presumably the Danes' actions are inseparable from Lothair. The Istrian Heights are of great significance, whoever can meddle in the affairs of the Istrian Highlands will have an innate advantage, no matter what, we have to go to the army, even if we don't move, those Danubes will not let go of this opportunity" Suggs's tone was a little hurried, as long as he was a person who had commanded the army for many years, it was impossible not to see the importance of the Istrian Highlands. Whoever owns the Istrian heights will be able to control thousands of miles of fertile land, and at the same time occupy a geographical advantage, and the cavalry will attack everywhere. Dolle nodded with a wry smile, stroked his forehead with one hand, and said lightly, "Naturally, we are going to send troops, and Lothair has finally created an opportunity, so we all have to respond." But have you forgotten? The Orientals are not easy to deal with, and our Knights are destroyed in the hands of the Orientals, so we must carefully consider which soldiers and horses to send. ”

"Well, Lord Dorle is right, we might as well draw 20,000 soldiers from Hohenzollern and the Southern Territories, and half of the cavalry will be enough. Presumably, the Danubes will also send troops, and Lothair's side will also send heavy troops, so that the total strength will add up to a lot of hunger, if such a large number of troops can't take the Istrian Heights, then there is no point in sending more people" Suggs's suggestion is also considered an old move, Dorle just thought about it a little, and then nodded lightly, but when he thought of the most elite knights, he was a little reluctant, "Let Pertenn lead the troops this time, in short, act at the opportunity, our knights can't stand the toss." A little strength is too bad, and the Danubes are afraid that they will have to make trouble again. ”

On the 10th of September, the Holy Roman Empire gathered nearly 80,000 troops out of the Duchy of Saxony and eastward into the edge of the Istrian Heights. At the same time, the emissaries sent by Dorle also hurried to the Caucasus. The lives of the people of Kipros Yelinburg, where the life of the people have improved greatly since the destruction of the skinning house, is in mid-September, the harvest season, and the farms are busy. Due to the war, coupled with the great plague, many living Slavs fled to the east of the Duchy of Yanmar and the territory of the Duchy of Turov, and there were not many young people left in the northwest, most of them also enlisted as soldiers, so the busy work in the fields were all some women, children and old people, and the local garrison was afraid of food problems, so they divided the soldiers and horses into countless to help collect food. The Yellinburg garrison was very cautious, but something went wrong.

There is a small port on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, called Klaipeda City, this small city was just a small wharf in the early years, which was used by the skinners to trade with the Baltic fleet. On this day, the people of the small town were so busy with food that they did not bother to pay attention to the situation on the coast. Towards the end of the day, a fleet of ships quietly docked near Klaipeda. This fleet belongs to the Quasimotu family of Kalmar City, the Quasimotu family has been operating in Kalmar City for decades, and finally has some capital, long-term trade exchanges and overseas plunder, the Quasimotu family has its own fleet, although this fleet can not compete with the powerful Baltic fleet of the Swedes, but it is not a problem to transport soldiers and horses. Favanna had a well-planned route from Kalmar to the south, from the island of Öland and east to Klaipeda, the shortest route across the Baltic Sea. After three days of sailing, the fleet arrived in the small town of Klaipeda. Looking at the small city in the distance, Fayuna felt a sense of pride in his heart, and finally had the opportunity to see the demeanor of the Orientals. Whether the Eastern Empire is as powerful as the legend is immediately clear, "Van der Sar, Rick, you lead your troops into Klaipěda, and order your subordinates, if necessary, do not do senseless killing, all the food and other materials in the city are transported to the ship, and do not leave anything for the Orientals." ”

"Chernoh, the cavalry of the department rests, and tomorrow morning to the east, launch a surprise attack on Yelinburg, and be sure to take Yelinburg in one battle" After entering Kipros, how to fight, Fayunna has already planned, so it is easy to arrange. The Danish soldiers carried out the military orders in an orderly manner, and the progress of the various departments was very smooth, and the small town of Klaipeda could not resist at all, and in a moment it fell into the hands of the Danes, and half an hour later, Fayunna rode into the town. Early the next morning, the Knights of the Birds, under the command of Chernën, began to approach Yerinburg eastward, and for a time the Slavic people along the way retreated, fearing that they would become the ghosts of the Danes. The soldiers stationed in Yelinburg belong to the elite of the Dingguo Army of less than 500 people, and the rest are more than 1,000 Mongolian servants, and more are Slavic servants. Yue Wenhai, the commander of the garrison, made a quick decision and directly ordered the implementation of the retreat plan customized by Kiev City, the garrison withdrew from Yerinburg with food, and retreated along the southern hills to the river crossing. Regardless, the Danes took Yeelinburg without much difficulty.

From Klaipeda to Yellinburg, the Danes were so demoralized that many of them became arrogant. Even Quasimotu became excited, he felt that everything had come too easily, and the Orientals were so miraculous that they were really vulnerable to a fight. While many Danish aristocrats were planning their next move, only Favina remained awake. Favanna was more sensible than ever, and he knew very well that the area around Yerinburg had been sent by the Orientals on their own initiative, and if they continued to plunder to the south or east, the Orientals would definitely resist based on the fortified city. Are the Orientals cowardly and vulnerable? If anyone thinks so, it is the No. 1 big fool in the sky, Yerinburg is the goodwill thrown by the Orientals, and the food and supplies are given to the Danes, as long as they are not forced too hard, the two sides can still live in peace. Fayunna keenly understood the meaning, the Orientals were really smart, and temporarily backed down to avoid greater conflict. Naturally, Fayuna did not know what to do, and came to Yerinburg to plunder profits, not to form mortal enemies with the Orientals. Yellinburg has already been taken, and the next thing is to wait and see what happens, and if he really wants to continue to attack south, he will fight with the Orientals, and the Germans will be the happiest. Let's see how far Lothair can go, and if the Germans can make a breakthrough in the Istrian Heights, it's not too late to make a decision on the next step. Fayunna did not give the order to march south, and the Danish nobles led by Quasimotu could not stand it, and there was a lot of noise in the castle.

"What does His Royal Highness think, and why hasn't there been a new order yet? The Orientals are vulnerable, and it is time to take advantage of the victory to pursue them," Cherno slapped the table, his eyes full of greed. The rest of the nobles chimed in, and Quasimoto was also unwilling. A cough came, and the chaotic castle hall immediately fell silent, Fayuna walked to the table with a cold face, and swept around with an unkind expression, these nobles really couldn't hold their breath, "Do you really think that the Orientals are so unbearable?" In the face of a strong enemy, it is a smart move to retreat immediately. The Easterners withdrew, not because they were vulnerable, but because the area around Elinburg itself was not very important, and Yellinburg could be abandoned for the whole of Kipros. However, in the area of the Rogda hills, the Orientals must have sent heavy troops to garrison them, which is not conducive to cavalry combat, and we only have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to storm the Rogda hills, whether they can take it or not, in the end we will not be able to get any benefits. We want tangible benefits, not illusory ones. So far, there has been no news from the Germanic side, which is clearly to make us the vanguard, hum, we don't, let's see how far the Germanic side fights, and then it's not too late to make a decision. ”

Fayunna's tone was serious, and the nobles didn't dare to make any more trouble, most of them were not stupid, and after listening to Fayunna's preaching, they understood the tricks. As Fayunna said, Lothair kept an eye on the area around Yellinburg, thinking that the Danes would be able to move south from Yellinburg to the Rogda hills. However, after waiting for two days, he was discouraged, and Fayunna obviously saw through the intentions, and did not move near Yelinburg, and did not even have the intention of feintifying to attack the Rogda hills. Favanna's side didn't make the next move, and Lothair couldn't wait any longer. At this time, in the reunion tent of the Germanic heroes, Lothair was in the center, and Bysel, Pottenen and others were sitting on both sides, and a month ago Bysel and Pottenne killed you to the death, but now they are sitting together and becoming allies.

"The Danes are standing still near Yeelinburg, we can't wait any longer, Lord Bysil, the most powerful cavalry in my Holy Empire is currently the Blue Shield Knights, so tomorrow you will lead the way, bypass from the south, and attack the enemy camp stationed fifty miles away along the Suzdal River. Pope Gregory also sent the most powerful red-robed knights of the Church to participate in the battle, and hoped that His Excellency Bysel would break through the Suzdal River in one fell swoop and clear the way for our army to advance eastward into the city of Kyiv." Byser has already scolded in his heart, he doesn't want to take the lead, it is true that the Knights of Boyo are strong, but it is still not worth fighting with the Orientals. The previous crusade had already cast a psychological shadow, and the most powerful Holy Cross Knights and Blue Shield Knights in the empire were all half-crippled. But Bysel couldn't refuse, Lothair had already sent the Red Robe Knights, and if he still refused, it would not be a matter of whether or not to give Lothair face, but a disrespect to the Pope. The Order of the Red Robe is subordinate to the Holy See and is the only pure Church Order in the Holy Roman Empire.

In order to seize the Istrian heights, Pope Gregorus VII definitely made a bloody decision. Zhao Yougong launched a campaign against the Church in Kipros and tampered with the doctrine, and has become the sworn enemy of the Church, in the eyes of Gregor VII, these Orientals and Slavs are a group of cult thugs, if they are not punished, what is the prestige of the Church? Therefore, after hearing the news that Lothair was going to leave the Istrian heights, Gregorus VII did not hesitate to agree to send the Red Robe Knights to the battle.

The next day soon came, 4,000 blue shield cavalry plus more than 5,000 red-robed surprise soldiers, nearly 10,000 elite cavalry, rushing east along the tributaries of the Suzdal River. Fifty miles ahead, the garrison of Kiev City has built a temporary camp, and at this time there is a busy scene in the temporary camp, and the staff officers gather in the tent and discuss the current situation, "General Du, we can't retreat any longer, and then retreat is the city of Meisuda, which is very weak and cannot withstand the impact of the enemy's army." It is better for us to use the southern branch of the Suzdal River and use a strong military formation to pin down the enemy cavalry. The cavalry of the 1st Battalion is estimated to have begun to gallop southward, and as long as we hold out for a day, we can cut off this Germanic cavalry and deal a heavy blow. ”

The commander made Du Longyuan's expression grim, and he repeatedly looked at the map under his hand. At present, the temporary battalion has only 1,000 cavalry and 4,000 foot soldiers, and it is really unknown whether it can block the opponent's attack, even if there is a natural barrier from the Suzdal River, it still cannot change the overall situation. It was all elite cavalry, and the Knights of the Blue Shield and the Knights of the Red Robe attacked together, and their might was not weaker than that of the Knights of the Holy Cross who swept through Siberia back then. But the opinion of the staff office is also very reasonable, and further back is the city of Meisuda, this small city is too low, and the city walls are weak, so it can't be relied on at all, after thinking for a while, Du Longyuan finally made a decision, "Okay, we will start a formation at the ferry and fight to the death with the enemy." ”

The tributary of the Suzdal River, known as the Kakivel River, crossed the river from the south to the north, and there was only one stone bridge, and as for the wooden pontoons, they could not support the weight of the cavalry. Under the personal command of Du Longyuan, thousands of soldiers formed three lines of defense north of the ferry, and in order to resist the onslaught of the cavalry, all the arrows in the battalion were carried to the ferry. Dulongyuan's troops were like facing a great enemy, and Bysel was also uncomfortable, the stone bridge was two zhang wide, the capacity was limited, and the cavalry could not concentrate, and it was impossible to launch a fatal impact on the opponent's formation. Bysil has led the troops for many years and has experienced experience, he just briefly inspected it, and knew that this stone bridge has a limited bearing capacity, and it is simply unable to support too many cavalry, and it is already the limit to support dozens of cavalry at a time, if it exceeds a hundred people, I am afraid that under the gallop, this stone bridge will be collapsed. Without the advantage of troops, and the inability to concentrate on the surprise attack, in the face of the rain of arrows from the Easterners, it is not a live target?

The Blue Shield Cavalry did not rush forward, but the Red Robe Knights could not hold back. The red-robed knights are well-equipped and have a noble status, where to put the infantry on the opposite side in their eyes, but unfortunately, although they have a high status and have a church as a backstage, they have not experienced many battlefields, and the first group of cavalry rushed to the stone bridge and were met with a head-on attack. Arrows rained down, dozens of red-robed cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another, and the centurion in charge of the command also rolled off his horse and was trampled to death by the war horse behind. A ruthless reality completely woke up the arrogant red-robed knights, and at this time, they found that the Orientals were not easy to deal with.

The corners of Bysel's mouth turned up, and he cursed secretly in his heart, these fools, it's better to teach a lesson, lest they keep their eyes above the top all day long and don't take anyone in their eyes. Crossing the river was a must, and Bysel racked his brains to think of a way, and suddenly, he remembered what had happened in the northern part of the Istrian Highlands. Isn't it possible for cavalry to be used as infantry when they dismount? To seize the stone bridge, the infantry is much better than the cavalry, just do it when you think of it, hundreds of cavalry turned over and dismounted, they themselves are heavy cavalry, wearing heavy armor, with shields, plus broadswords, that is a group of heavy infantry. Hundreds of heavy infantry returned to the stone bridge, and a new round of arrows fell, but they fell to the ground one after another, and the Germanic heavy infantry were unscathed. Du Longyuan's eyes widened, and he secretly complained in his heart, he was also in a hurry to respond to the battle, there was no adequate preparation at all, no fire oil, no stones, and he couldn't help these stupid turtle-like heavy infantry. The ironclad hoplites were slow, but very effective, approaching little by little, and finally crossed the stone bridge. Du Longyuan knew that he couldn't retreat, and at this point, he could only go up hard, play backwards and escape in front of the cavalry, wasn't that looking for death?

"The shield stepped forward, resisted them, and hit the city wood to lift it up, and killed these Iron King Ba" Du Longyuan turned over and dismounted, personally served as the commander of the battle array, and the city wood was lifted up, and it really had a significant effect, these bulky heavy infantry were too inflexible, and they were hit hard, although they were not killed, but they were also knocked out of place. However, at this time, relying on hundreds of heavy infantry to resist, those Germanic cavalry had already crossed the stone bridge, and the rain of arrows fell, although it dealt a heavy blow to the Germans, but it could not stop the pace of their attack at all.

Du Longyuan knows that this battle is dangerous, but he must persevere, and what he is fighting now is perseverance. Both sides actually relied on it, and there were reinforcements behind them. Although the Germanic cavalry crossed the stone bridge, due to the limited area at the northern end, it could not be used, and the cavalry's strength advantage and speed advantage could not be brought into play, and it was not so easy to defeat Dulongyuan's soldiers and horses in a short time. Now it's up to you to see who gets reinforcements first, and which one arrives first, so you can immediately turn the tide of the battle and upset the balance on the battlefield. The battle was very brutal, thousands of soldiers of the Dingguo Army held the bridgehead, confined the Germanic cavalry to a very small range, and immediately made up for the dead ones, in short, they never retreated. In the face of cavalry, it is necessary to limit the opponent's activity space, and the smaller the space, the less power the cavalry can exert itself. The shield array squeezed forward, and the pikemen followed, "Thorn.... Stab.... Thorn...."

The river was tumbling and had long been stained red with blood, and the stone bridge had lost its original color and was covered with a layer of lonely desolation. Bysil became more and more anxious, and when he saw that he could not break through the forward position, he immediately shouted, "Prepare the bow and arrow, throw it to the rear, concentrate on the left flank, and open a gap in the opponent's shield array first." Hurry, the heavily armored soldier is in front, and he must open a hole. ”

There are too many lessons that Bysel has learned, don't look at the advantage now, but this advantage is very subtle, once the opponent's reinforcements arrive first, the cavalry crossing the river will be cut off by the waist, and the back road will be blocked. In the face of the Orientals, there is no need to underestimate the Orientals, many people have underestimated the Orientals before, and they have all suffered from the seedlings. The fiasco of the Eastern Crusade was all because of the evil deeds of the Orientals.

Bysil's decision was not wrong, even if it cost a certain price, he had to make a breakthrough quickly, and the cavalry was confined near the stone bridge, his power was greatly reduced, and he was at risk at any time. With Bysel's roar, the heavily armored soldiers with their bows and arrows began to charge violently on the left flank, and many Germans jumped directly from their horses into the crowd, fighting for their lives to weaken the shield formation in front of the Dingguo army. Under this kind of crazy fighting, the left flank formation of the Dingguo Army was finally torn open, Du Longyuan led his troops to rush to help, but still failed to block this opening, just like a dam bursting the embankment, the opening became bigger and bigger, and the Germans rushed in like a tide.

Du Longyuan's face was pale, his lips were chapped, and his heart was full of despair, it was over, this time it was really over. The enemy cavalry burst through the opening, and then cut vertically and horizontally, and it is estimated that all of these thousands of brothers will be buried near the Khakiwell River.