On the pirate flagship, which flew the huge black crescent flag, the deck was crowded with figures, and after a shout, several small fast rowing boats rushed out of the formation, and the rest of the large ships turned around and faced the camp near the sea of Erainus, and then the Turkic soldiers on the side of the ship, one after another, half-knelt, drew their arrows and put them on the strings, and at the sound of the order, the whizzing arrows rose from the ships, like black swarms and whirlwinds, whistling and piercing all the clouds and mist, and then overwhelmingly falling into the camp on the shore.

The wicker shield standing on the side of the wooden fence, the high city wall, there were clusters of arrows flying everywhere, the feathers of the arrows were broken, all the soldiers on the land were hiding behind the fortifications, and in this interval, two small rowing boats had rushed into the mouth of the river like lightning, and the turbans of the Turkic warriors sitting on them fluttered in the wind, and they let out all kinds of terrifying screams, raising the scimitars in their hands, and beating the shields they carried, once they were told to rush to land, even Italian veterans, It's hard to be a nimble opponent for them.

"Pull up!" Gawain's sword of phosphorus fire slashed downward.

Behind the wall of the barracks, the military servants and the people who came to help got up one after another, grabbed the huge rope, and pulled it back in unison, at this time, inside the river, with spiky iron ingots and stones, with the water was pulled and erected, the bow of a rowing boat did not have time to dodge, and directly hit it, the bow of the ship was shattered, and the more than ten Turkic warriors who were ready to jump on the river bank in front were thrown directly into the water.

The other one crashed into the tail of this one, and in the whirling of the vibrations, the lightly armed Turkic soldiers on the deck fell and fell into the water with a whoow scream.

"Shoot!" At the head of the city, Theognes waved his hand, and the Tekopo mercenaries got up from everywhere, carrying huge quivers, and shot the Turkic soldiers floating and struggling in the mouth of the river one after another, and suddenly the arrows whistled and flew on the river full of victims, and blood spilled out.

The commander of the Turks, holding on to the mast on the tower of the bridge, looked at all this, it was unbelievable, it seemed that the emperor of the Romans had laid an ambush here? Then he turned, shook the scimitar in his hand, shouted, and called to the captain and all the soldiers on the ship, and launched a fierce assault on the shore.

The three ships, having received the order, rumbled out of the sea with a roar of their anchors, and then puffed up their spinnakers and paddled the wood to press toward the shore, and in the eyes of the Gawain soldiers behind the wooden fence they looked like floating castles, taller than the fortress of Erainus behind them, on which the Turks stood and fired their bows and arrows in all directions, and then they wielded their swords and forced the captive men and women to jump off the decks of the ships and act as the first wave of men to attack the beachhead.

At this time, the most tragic thing is that this group of people who were captured by pirates, whether they were officials and noblewomen, or civilian farmers, were all pushed down, and those who disobeyed the slightest order were hacked and killed on the spot, and their bodies were also thrown down.

The Tekopo mercenaries behind gritted their teeth, lined up in formation, and raised their bows and arrows, and at this moment the Turkic warriors on the pirate ships, some of them were wearing robes, some were even half-naked, and the scimitars raised were like jungles, screaming and flying down the side of the ship, wooden oars, many of them were shot through the air by bows and arrows, and fell down to their deaths, but many more stepped on the corpses of the captives, climbed over the wooden fence, and burst in.

The Turkic commander on the flagship tower burst out laughing.

"Press your guards up and stabilize the situation, Gawain." Seeing this, Theognes shouted.

"Not at the moment." Gawain faced the arrows flying around, and his state of mind was relatively stable.

The Tekopo mercenaries, who could not retreat, were immediately cut down, but at this time, the Italian company in chain mail, with shields and swords, roared to take over, swords and swords, and the Turks were in a melee, and the rest of the pirates' light boats also took the opportunity to rush up from various beachheads and launch a fierce attack.

The clouds and mist dissipated, the sun shone down, and people in all kinds of armor and clothes fought together on the beach, and mutilated corpses fell on the crumbling wooden fences, and the sea and the estuary, and the corpses swollen by the sea and the sea were also flowing in all directions.

The other four pirate ships also took the opportunity to press over, and a large number of Turks continued to jump ashore to maintain uninterrupted pressure on Elainus. "When we take this place, we will kill all the pagan dogs, men, women, and children, and not one of them; After capturing Gallipoli, raze the city and kill everyone. The Turkic commander, standing on the towering deck, shouted to his soldiers.

At this moment Theognes came and pointed to the place below where the wolf smoke protruded—about a hundred pirates who had crept ashore from the side cliffs, and were following the mountain road next to Erainus, dispersing the scattered people and servants, and approaching, "Now it's time to use your guards," said the captive officer.

"No, the number of troops is more than calculated, and the guards should be used on the battlefield at the mouth of the frontal river as a reserve."

"So what to do?" Diognis was anxious.

"You go with me!" After Gawain finished speaking, he buckled down his visor, and then patted the hanging halberd, Sabina understood, raised her head and hissed to cheer, and the tassel bell rang endlessly.

"Damn, that's the only way to go, don't die." Diognis gritted his teeth, and though his arm was not yet fully recovered, he raised his bow and arrows, carrying the flail and quiver behind him.

"I used to be very sorry for my two military servants, they are still children, Muzafi Adin, you can stay here, but you are not allowed to carry weapons, or you carry weapons and go with me to fight." At this time, Gawain shouted to the newly recruited Turkic servants beside him, "You have chosen!" ”

"If you will allow me to worship the scriptures, I will fight for you." Muzafiadin said, then Gawain nodded and threw the bow and arrow to him, and then Muzafiadin raised his riding spear, Gawain caught it with his hand, and fastened the belt of the iris shield on his left arm, "Your Excellency, you retreat to safety, there is some danger here!" ”

But Desiderius, who continued to carry the cross, insisted on not wanting to retreat, "The courage of the Lord to fight against everyone, even if I die, it is worth it, this is the second Nicaea, and no one will give up easily." ”

"Drink!" Gawain straightened his legs, caught the horse's belly, and carried the spear upside down, and then Sabina raised her head and mane, and staggered her four hooves, and the red hand feathers of the men and horses fell in the wind like arrows from the string, and Diognes and Muzafiadin held bows and arrows, and quickly followed to the left and right: three men, like a brave army, rushed towards the pirates on the other side of the mountain road.