Chapter 69: Wallace
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But fortunately, the city suddenly had 4,000 more troops, among which the Scots, who had just escaped death from the ship, were even more combative, they were naturally romantic, optimistic and strong, and this group also brought with them the heart of the previous king Macbeth (King: There is a saying that XX does not know whether to say to you, Amangele!). Do you know that there was an adaptation of me named Shakespeare in later generations, although his name was 'Shakespeare' which was a bit erotic, but ...... ), and put it in a box, saying that it is to be used when launching a "Banzai Charge" against enemies.
Soon the commanders of the city agreed that our army was now close to 20,000 men, and that we were already in a position of truth. Fortunately, the two fleets coming from the north and south brought some food and straw supplies, which was enough to support our army to eat enough for a period of time and launch a general counterattack against the enemy.
At the battle meeting, the general counsellor of the Hungarian royal palace, Klembaude, was also invited, and in order to prevent him from becoming suspicious, all the defending generals laughed at him and told him to make a battle plan, so that Klembaude had to be assured.
"So, quick battle is the only way to survive in Durazo City. Gawain had one brigade in Epirus, one in Za''tar in the north, and the other on his way to Durazo, and when this brigade joined the battle formation, Gawain was likely to launch a general attack on us, so he had to seize the moment. That's what Clem Bald said.
The generals were determined to do the same - in the early hours of the morning of April 3, the whole army was to cross the Durazo Bridge in the light of the morning star, form a superior formation, and attack the enemy's third and fourth terraces, destroying and tearing apart the "chain siege line" of the Emperor Varyag, and the enemy in front of them was reconnoitred by only one brigade of defenders, because the emperor had moved both elite brigades to the northern front.
Clembaud demanded that 1,000 men be left to defend the city, 2,000 to guard the banks of the river, and 2,000 to guard the fortification near the north wall of Durazo, as a containment and surveillance. The remaining 14,000 soldiers, all of whom had assembled from the open area southeast of Dulazo, attacked and crushed the enemy's defender brigade and turned the tide of the situation.
The siege of Durazo has been going on for nearly four months, and if it continues, it will only become more and more unfavorable to the defenders. In short, the risky attack was to take advantage of the weak gap in the military strength of Gawain's southern front, and the brigade supported by Bramson in the north had not yet arrived.
The main attack of 14,000 men was made by a Scottish general, whose name was Gray. Wallace, an extremely tall nobleman, who was taller than all his comrades, was always respected by his subordinates for his bright and brave fighting style. General Wallace lived up to his reputation, and he said cheerfully, "I and fifteen hundred Scottish and Irish soldiers, armed with sharp swords and spears, are at the forefront, and are responsible for storming the enemy's terraces; The flanks were covered by the archery corps of the Calabrian and Sicilian Brown armies, while the five hundred heavily armed Norman knights of the Count of Duane lined up in the second line with mounted spears, and when the enemy brigade came to resist our army, they charged with spears and crushed them, and then Clembauder, Gondletto, and Giosoffat led all the followers to follow (Clembauder's army was caught in the middle to prevent him from defecting), and after taking the terrace, he flanked the tyrant's royal camp, sacked the camp and captured him, Send him back to the city of Rome to be hanged for blasphemy against the Holy Faith. ”
The calculations were decided, and Clembauder was especially generous.
But after nightfall, the Hungarian palace general counsellor, returning to the camp, found a man and told him to carry the secret letter through the dense forest, quietly swim across the river, and come to the camp of the Gimaggius brigade, and tell General Gregor that he wanted to see the two Roman emperors.
The commander of the Gimagith Brigade had just been depressed by the punishment he had received the previous day, so Clembowd's secret envoy overjoyed him and sent him to the imperial camp at once.
Baselius and Baselisa, who had already gone to bed, quickly straightened their clothes and sat side by side in chairs to meet the envoy, "I know the enemy's deployment, you don't need to go back at all, I remember Klembowd's righteous deeds." ”
After the envoy stepped back, the emperor asked Anna, "What do you think of this?" Now the enemy will indeed launch a quick battle, because this tactic is their last chance to turn over. ”
Anna stared at the flickering candle flame and thought for a moment, then replied, "Quickfight should be real, and Clembauder's surrender should be real, but I think the deployment he revealed ......"
Hearing this, Gawain pressed his finger to his wife's rosy lips and motioned for her not to continue, "I understand Anna, the enemy will also use cunning strategies, but we must plan accordingly. ”
"Your Majesty, Holy Empress ......" At this time, the curtain of the camp tent was opened, and Zhao Zhao, who had also come from the double road, looked anxious, rushed in and bowed down at the feet of Gawain and Anna.
Gawain helped him up and asked the royal commercial director of the Great Eastern Region to sit down, "I'm afraid I will do the task I gave you earlier. That is to use your familiarity with the Red Sea trade to make substantial contact with King John's country as soon as possible, preferably by bringing the other party's mission to Constantinople, for which I may postpone the assembly of believers. ”
Zhao Zhao kept wiping the sweat with his hands, "Yes, yes, obey Your Majesty." However, it is really a bit ...... for Wei Chen and Confucian scholars to take on the interaction between two kingdoms that believe in Jesus."
"What's this, we still have to conclude a trade treaty in the end." Gao Wen said that Mr. Zhao did not need to mind.
At this time, although Zhao Zhao should accept it, his eyes flickered a little, and he was caught in the eyes of the keen Gao Wen and Anna, the emperor coughed lightly twice, and asked Mr. Zhao, "Mr. should know about the recent incidents in the Wuhu River and Yanran Mountain that you are called." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Zhao hurriedly surrendered his hand.
"I'm afraid that those nomadic barbarians were driven out of the country of the gentleman and entered the Great Khorasan?" Anna picked up the topic.
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Zhao replied.
"Then I hope to join forces with the Emperor Song Empire, attack back and forth, annihilate this group of barbarians with bad intentions, so that they are not allowed to enter Isfahan of Seljuk, and then I, Emperor Song and Seljuk continue to maintain border demarcation and harmony, how about it?" Gawain spoke his mind boldly.
Zhao Zhao froze, muttered for a long time, and finally reluctantly agreed.
Gawain gave him an update task, "Egypt is now an enemy of me, so Sir can set out from the border of the fortress of Amida, pass through Mosul and then arrive in Persia, and then turn back to the Aksum Empire by boat, and then contact the local Song merchants after fulfilling the mission, and be sure to bring my sincerity to the Song court, so that in about three years we can act together to destroy the barbarians and defend the civilization." ”
Zhao Zhao had a bitter expression on his face, and the jade pendant on his belt shook loudly, and he bowed to the two emperors, saying that the minister's trip would definitely live up to his mission.