Chapter 73: Strangulation
After saying this, Gawain winked at the stunned Muzafiadin and said, "This is not only my promise to my wife, but also my true ideal. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"I'm sorry master, I don't understand."
"That's my rhapsody, but there's so much more I have to do, and how many years do people live? It's only been a few years, and in the future, maybe I'll be on my deathbed, explaining my future and wishes to Anna," Gao Wen looked thoughtfully at the blue in the distance.
Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden sound of dense horses' hooves from far to near, and there was a burst of sounds, and both Quicksilver and Sabina let out an uneasy neigh, and the entire marching team of the Red Hand Brigade began to stir slightly.
Soon the soldiers who shook their helmets and pushed the baggage caravan saw that their chief patron was wearing a heroic armor to drive a war horse, a cloak like scissors, and a red feather ornament swaying, and the guards holding crosses and fish dragon flags accompanied the sides, and quickly ascended to the adjacent hill, where Gawain's eyes saw that huge smoke and dust had appeared on the opposite hillside, and there was a dull sound of drums, "We have been captured by the emperor's army!" He immediately said to the Grand Earl Merlot, who had beads of sweat on his forehead.
"But even if the Emperor had built a large number of troops between Afyon and Dorlilaham in the first war, his tens of thousands of troops would not have come so quickly." Melo questioned as she pulled the reins.
Gawain did not reply, he looked down, and quickly estimated the terrain around him and the position of his own formation: to the northwest was the broad Sakarya River, the same area they had just passed, and the area he was in and the hilly land on the opposite side, sandwiched between the meanders of the Sakarya River to Firomeron, formed the shape of a "long-spout" that was gradually narrowing.
"Merlot, take the Red Hand Brigade and the wagons and continue to hurry south down the hill here until the flag of the last company coincides with the flag of mine, and then begin to turn around, and form a line of defense with the wagons, regardless of the enemy's movements! Bramson, you oversee all the Oghuz Volunteers in this open area between the hills on both sides, fighting the enemy's incoming cavalry, and you are determined not to let them attack the Red Hand Brigade in the back. Gawain shouted with a whip.
Soon, the Grand Earl and Bramson were on either side of him, each on horseback and rushing down the hill, repeating his command.
The 3,000 spearmen of the Red Hand Brigade were the first to form a long column of four, and nearly 300 wagons were sandwiched between the companies, and the men and vehicles were mixed to form a long snake team of nearly three guli, and began to run unnoticedly towards the south-west -- while all the elite skirmishers and attached pyriners and archers turned to the western formation, and slowly advanced with their weapons in the direction of the enemy's attack, so as to protect the safety of the vehicles and spearmen.
Just half a moment later, a number of battle flags were raised on the opposite hillside, and Gawain saw the blue-striped and white-streaked crosses of the emperor's army, "Look at the captain, how many enemies are there?" Gawain said to himself to the falcon on his shoulder, where Tim had already begun to give an estimate, "All the cavalry that came up, all cavalry, three thousand, no, four thousand, no, maybe five or six thousand miles!" โ
Two days ago, after learning of Theodoro's rebellion, the enraged Emperor did not lose his sense of judgment of the situation, "Block Theodoro, he will attack me along the seashore, then seal the road - Harold's 4,000 garrisons in Bithynia will not be used to rendezvous with me, and will go directly to Sinop to defend the palace; The 3,000 garrisons of Marinus also stood at Kastamonu and did not move. The rest of the main force continued to follow me to scare Gao Wen. โ
Even so, such a deployment was equivalent to the fact that a full 7,000 elite soldiers could not join the emperor's lineup against Gawain, which weakened the emperor's power in disguise, so Alexios gritted his teeth with hatred, scolded Theodoro for his betrayal and greed, and also angrily denounced Stephen and Robert for their treachery and incompetence.
At this time, in the imperial camp, a commanding general from the great Thracian nobility Cezes took the opportunity to say meaningfully, "Your Majesty Theodorus is so bold, isn't there still a rebellious internal response in the imperial capital?" โ
After hearing this, the Tittius Ston who served by the throne changed slightly, and the emperor squinted at this for a while, he knew the implicit meaning of the general's words just now - Theodoro's wife, Marian, and the chief lady, the former imperial empress Marlena, are sisters, and Marlena has always been the most staunch guardian of the prince John, and now Theodoro is rebellious, and John is always in charge of the logistics and government affairs of the imperial capital
"Your Majesty, please let your servants go and fight Theodoro to the death." Tetisius immediately turned around and bowed to the throne.
However, the Emperor raised his hand and refused, "Tetisius, you are my most powerful minion weapon, and I will not let you spend it in a needless and secondary battle." It is enough to have Marinus and Harold over thereโyou guys, the imperial capital must be at ease, and our energy and force should be placed on the plateau. Tetisius, now you and my general, Matthew, have gathered six thousand lightly armed elite cavalry and hurried to Anglasburg. Now that both Germanico and Pveral have fallen, it is likely that the thief will bypass the isolated stronghold of Angras and attack the Brenus camp in Firomeron from north to south. If there is, you and Matthew will intercept Gawain and trap him; If Gawain is still besieging Anglas, advance to him and attack his besieged camp. I will lead the rest of the army to arrive, in short, when I meet Gawain, I will fight him desperately, bite him, tear him apart, strangle him, stumble him, and fight him to the end! โ
And at this time, Tetisius really saw Gawain's army, Gawain's battle flag, and Gawain and his silver war horse on the hill far opposite, in this nameless field, this funnel-like valley.
Six thousand of the Emperor's cavalry suddenly appeared on the hillside, and quickly formed a semi-circular formation, the foremost part of which was full of Vadarithai cavalry and Tekopo cavalry, the former wearing a cucumber-shaped black fur hat and the handle of the saber tied with the fur of wild beasts; The latter wore a scarlet coat and a round helmet, and was covered with sleeveless chain mail or leather armor, and carried a light spear or recurve bow. Standing on either side of the long line were the Bolgar and Cuman cavalry hired by the emperor, all of them in the style of uncivilized nomads, shawls and felt hats, and various horsetail and oxtail feather flags lined up in their lineup.
Tetisius stood on the right side of the line, holding the Ichthyosaurus Banner, cloaked in a cloak and light armor; On the other hand, Mathieu was dressed as a Roman general, with ornate feathers and armor, tassels on his shoulder armor, and a gold-hilted sword at his waist, which symbolized his status, and stood in a commanding position on the left.
Then Tetisius saw the enemy cavalry behind him, and he also lined up, and slowly marched towards the open field in the center, his white felt hat and towering emerald feathers were all visible, "Gawain the Oghuz of Konya has received the allegiance of this group?" Tetisius was amazed.
"The Three Saints guide us to be invincible!" Over there, Matthew had bravely drawn his sword and given the order for a general attack, and the Emperor's will must be carried out to the letter. (To be continued)). If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read. )