Although Amalfi was not far away, and Bohemond's siege position was also there, Hafrye had only sent messengers to the extent that they were in contact with each other.

Subsequently, the entire detachment began to cross several rivers to capture the main force of the Greek rebels. Approaching the central mountains of Lucania, under the white fog, the Normans and their servants repaired a hastily demolished bridge, and then, on high alert, several teenagers beat the drums of war under Hafrey's banner, and the Calabrian lightly armed troops in front of them, carefully raising their shields, crossed the slightly trembling river shaken by the drums, and came to the other place.

But Gawain left behind only a few jumble flags on the various hills to confuse people, and at last Hafley drove his horse to a high ground with a bird's-eye view of the surrounding passages, and saw only a deep and winding ravine under the fog ahead.

"Why do we keep running away?" After fifteen miles of continuous walking, many of the Greeks who had come to join the army could not bear it any longer, and they were always being chased from the Greek quarter of Calabria, to Reggio, to Terrupsa, to Brangado, and here, between the high mountains of Lucania and Taranto, from late autumn to frost and now to winter.

It was the request of many Greek nobles and soldiers to fight to the death with a small group of Norman pursuers, so they surrounded the "Grand Duke of Calabria and the Military Region of Lucania" and strongly demanded to return to the battle.

Gawain, who stood under the banner of the authentic Red Hand, leaned on Sabina's side, evacuating the tired feeling, and then faced the questions of everyone, his answer was very direct, "Because we can't fight, we have to keep running, but as long as we keep running, the Normans are the losing side." ”

"But there were only two or three hundred Norman knights, and I estimate that half of them were natives of Italy who had been trained as knights. We have four or five thousand men. "A petty Greek nobleman was impassioned.

Then Gawain thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, we're in this place called Constantian, and we're going to fight the Normans to the death." Gawain beckoned to Diognis and Androdart, handing over the responsibility of the formation to the former, who was responsible for keeping notes.

Diognis dusted off the frost dust from his turban, and then half-knelt on the ground, in front of everyone, "Constantian is a narrow and gradually rising height, we can divide the military array into three columns, all the Romans who have come to serve the Grand Duke, lined up in a line, and use spears and shields to resist the Norman charge with all their might, and I take the Tecopo mercenaries and the Cuman cavalry of Tetitisius, all dismounted and arranged at a slightly higher place, and use bows and arrows to strike the enemy, while the Commander of the Count, the Grand Duke, with all the Italian companies and the Varangian Guard, To protect the general banner and baggage, to be at the highest point, and to serve as a reserve for the army—and finally, it is hoped that His Excellency Tetisius will draw sixty cavalry and put on guard on the slopes behind Constantian, so as to secure our retreat. ”

Tytisius bowed his head, and Gawain applauded, saying that this kind of deployment could not be more subtle, and explained, "This kind of narrow long bag-shaped position, with its formation, I think is just right to counteract the charge of the Normans, and is conducive to round warfare, and can suppress the enemy with military superiority." Then the self-proclaimed Grand Duke also knelt down on one knee and pointed with his finger at Diognis's "sketch of the defense"—"I think that two hundred horsemen on horseback may be in second column with the Cuman cavalry of General Tetisius, while the remaining three hundred stragglers on foot will move to the high ground on the cliff three hundred feet on the left flank of our army." ”

After speaking, Gawain pointed to the real scene of the high ground behind, and the rest of the officers looked at the terrain there, and they all nodded in agreement with the Grand Duke's opinion, "This is convenient for the archers to open up the shooting range." ”

After the plan had been decided, the servants began to rumble their baggage and baggage up the hill, and sweat rained down, and the Red Hand Brigade spent about half an hour in the direction of the Normans' pursuit, according to the formation of Theognes, and formed a huge formation.

The first column was the most numerous, and all the Greeks, sixty or eighty, were arranged in five or six columns in depth, with shields and spears erected, and stood there densely, with the leading nobles riding on horseback and supervising their respective arrays.

Gawain, who was sitting at the top, looked at the rolling mountains around him, and then issued an order to the guard, Tetisius, and Francisco together, "In order to command smoothly, the largest Red Hand Cross Sword Banner is responsible for guiding the whole army to fight, and my Red Hand Battle Flag is aimed at you, once it is shaken, you have to come over and consult with me to adjust the deployment and strategy." ”

Several of them agreed.

Then the fog slowly lifted, and at about the beginning of the third hour of the morning, the Calabrian cavalry, who had galloped out of the other valley to give news, ran before the Greeks, and then he shouted to everyone,

"Venerable Hafrey. Morality. Count Ajrus, ask you if you are willing to fight, and if you don't, you don't need to line up any more, but go down the hill and surrender to the Count. ”

"Fight!" All the Greeks and nobles roared in unison, and the sound shook the mountains.

Then the Calabrian cavalry cried out, "I will convey your intention to the Count, who shall come and speak to you in person at once, using his spear and sword." With that, the cavalry ran to the other side of the valley with the sound of clattering hooves.

Soon the drums and trumpets of war sounded, and in the middle of the wilderness, in the mountains and mountains, knights with spears and Norman chain mail and helmets lined up in a large column on horseback, swaying slightly with the tips of their spears, and calmly pressing towards the Greek position at Constantian.

"Defend me." The Greeks at the front of the formation, the drums also sounded, and the minor nobles continued to encourage their subordinates.

At this time, the red hand flag on the top of the mountain was waved, and Theognes, who was urging the Tekopo mercenaries to check the equipment, saw this, remembered Gawain's instructions in advance, and quickly came to the location of Gawain at the top of the mountain with Tetisius, who was supervising the battle at the same time.

"How far away our third formation is from the second formation." The self-proclaimed Grand Duke commander specifically asked.

"About five hundred feet." Diognis replied.

"What about the second and first formations?"

"Far away, about 700 to 800 feet."

Then, Gao Wen nodded and said a shocking word to the guard, "Yes, when the war starts immediately, the second and third formations directly under me will be able to evacuate in time." ”