Chapter 28: Blood Blanket and "Fish Skin Oil"

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Because the group of troops gathered at Fort Wisese-Medea came from all over the world, and each did not obey the other's commander.

First of all, Marinus took his 2,000 border militia to the outskirts of Vizeburg and set up a camp, but his soldiers wanted to turn over and upgrade to an independent field brigade, but they did not expect to end up becoming the border militia of the "Dolly Laem Governor", and most of them were dissatisfied, so Marinus asked the commander of the fort, Roxette, to come out and "discuss military affairs" with him, and at the meeting, even if he wanted to annex the troops in the city, everyone would merge into a real "Bulgarian brigade". However, Roxette sternly refused to "merge" with Marinus's team, and the two sides actually caught fire, and several of Roxette's henchmen were killed, and he was also detained by Marinus.

Then Monomachus's "Pisidian Frontier People's Army" arrived, and although it was not a field brigade, it was a battle-hardened division, and it was better equipped, and it had fought on both the eastern and western fronts, and of course it had a greater temper - all the soldiers demanded that General Monomachus be the supreme commander of this front, and ordered Marinus and Roxette to obey.

Marinus is also a hot-tempered person, of course he doesn't do it, and he doesn't do it if he says he won't do it.

So the three teams circled around Wize, each occupying a hill and forming a barricade, calling for reinforcements from the other side as soon as they encountered a battle, but allowed the enemy to calmly sweep the countryside and plunder the population.

The two teams of Port Medea, namely Atami's Pauline Legion and the Eastern Servant Alliance, were also not subordinate to each other, and neither of them was willing to approach to reinforce Vizeh after setting up their camps, so they did not know what to do.

Anna, who was in charge of the capital, was furious when she learned of this situation, and sent Algili to the camps of Vizeburg with five swords, and demanded that all the troops be returned to Monomachus. General Scoleroru commanded and united in attacking the enemy, and there was no longer any passing the buck to each other.

After Algili had gone with his sword, everyone handed in an official letter of apology and praise, in which he praised His Majesty Baselisa's kindness and virtue, and said that he would "resolutely obey any order of His Majesty the beautiful Baselisa, and never dare to be ambiguous", but with all kinds of difficulties, that is, they did not want to accept unified command.

"Algili people are soft-spoken, although you are not in the army, but your prestige and wrists are thrown away, you go to carry out my request in place of Algilli." In the palace, Anna summoned Giovanni, the "Chancellor of the Holy Court", and gave him a sword, asking him to pacify the army, "Before Your Majesty's main force comes to Vize, make sure that these five teams are grouped, and if necessary, Your Excellency will personally command." ”

Without saying a word, Giovanni led a guard of honor carrying sticks and flags from the imperial capital to the camp of Wize, sat in the camp of the Pisidian border army, held the sword given by His Majesty Baselisa, and spread out a long bright red blanket under his feet on the snow, "Call General Marinus and General Roxette to meet me." ”

At this time, Marinus could only bite the bullet, take Roxette, who was detained by him, and staggered to the camp.

As a result, Giovanni pulled twelve people directly from the ranks of Marinus's subordinates, and slashed them all on the red carpet.

The head fell to the ground, and the blood immediately fused with the blanket, and the generals of Marinus and Monomachus also trembled in shock.

"The emperor is the representative of the law and the sword, and I am the representative of the emperor." Giovanni's tone was very indifferent and cold, "Barcelissa said, from now on, there will be no rank or position in the battle, but if the nobles dare to patrol or escape, they will be executed by the Red Hand Military Code!" ”

Soon, the blood-soaked blanket was raised as a banner in the camp, and the three armies of Wiese quickly and silently merged into one, advancing to the north side of the fortress to erect new fortifications, and Giovanni also took the relent, "Stop doubting the choice of the Supreme Commander, and from now on I will command the whole army, because there are too many hanged criminals in the capital, and I don't need to waste time on trial." ”

Giovanni then grouped all the frontier troops and Bulgarian brigades together and launched a fierce attack on Kadam's camp, using firearms volleys and chariot ramparts tactics to drive it back more than ten guli.

Soon, the two armies of Media did not dare to slack off, and hurried to join Giovanni and express their acceptance of his leadership.

Shocked by the power of the enemy's new firearms, Kadam decided that it would not be rational to linger in Thrace, so he prepared to return to his own border through the hub city of Vikronburg, laden with looted goods and men, "We have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy's field army, and the Bolgar warriors are still invincible. ”

But Giovanni on the other side had no intention of letting him leave at will.

Giovanni urged all the frontier chariots to chase Kadam from the front, and selected the frontier men and Kurdish cavalry to take turns attacking from the flanks. Since then, on the entire battlefield between Wiezer and Vikron, skirmishes have continued one after another, greatly consuming the physical strength and will of both sides.

Thirty guli southeast of the Vileka River, a large field of snowflakes drifted over the field, and the black pressure of the cavalry of Kadam stretched for several guli, the sound of horses' hooves and bells was incessant, and the Mosian cavalry warriors were silently and orderly in their saddles, keeping the line stoic in the direction of Vikron.

"Damn, it's as hard as fish skin oil." On the high post next to the procession, Kadam and the Bulgarian Orthodox Bishop Aklida rode on horseback, looking at the shadows of the frontier chariots that faintly followed behind the dense rolling snow and fog in the distance.

Before Kaddam's complaint was over, a terrible sound sounded - the flying fire copper clams in the chariot compartment at the head of the enemy's platoon suddenly shot countless brilliant and fierce rockets, piercing the cold snow particles, covering the front of half of the guli, hitting his rearguard cavalry ranks, for a while the smoke was thick and the horses galloped, and then Kaddam saw his own rearguard cavalry turn back in the saddle, and they all drew their bows and shot arrows, and the enemy's chariots were also approaching under the impetus of manpower, and the shotgun shrimp whiskers and large fire guns on the chariots also shot one after another, Khaddam's men were constantly knocked over and thrown from their horses.

The rest of the cavalry turned around and tried to outflank them, but in the snow and fog, the cavalry under Giovanni's command also rushed out, each capturing each other. The Paulines and Sylvan musketeers also pressed up on the second front and began a deafening volley.

"It can't go on like this, it is said that the barbarian puppet emperor is attacking from the west with another huge team." The tip of his nose was red from the cold, and his beard was covered in ice, and he said to General Kadam, "This party probably wants to rush north of Fort Vikron and encircle us on the banks of the Veleka River, in an attempt to destroy us right here. ”

"The infantry and cavalry are separated, and the infantry also set up a large chariot formation to block the enemy on this side, and I will lead all the elite cavalry to the north of Viklon, and in that wilderness, the galloping Bolgar warriors will completely ravage and tear apart all that Varyag barbarian."