In the new millennium, the eventful autumn of the Eastern Rome once again staged the legendary story of Rome's devastating conquest of the European continent. Not to be outdone, the European nations rallied under the command of the Norman king Egil. The two sides have experienced a series of battles. The war burned from the Turks to Italy. Under such a magnificent background, countless heroes rushed to the stage, and then disappeared like a whirlwind. Death and national destruction. Only the toughest rulers can take their place on such a terrifying stage.

For example, Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The only daughter of Basil II and the sole heir of the Macedonian dynasty. The future Empress of the Eastern Romans, Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu. From the Grand Square of Constantinople, after raising an army of 2,300 slaves, he fought in the north and south, with few defeats. He can be called one of the strongest military generals of this era...... At this moment, after receiving the encouragement of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the morale of the slave gladiators exploded instantly. I was completely fascinated by the bright future described by Lilianu. That's right, as she said. She is the crown prince of the empire and the future empress. Now I am fortunate to follow such a master. So as long as you can perform well, you don't have to worry about not getting ahead.

So, in the midst of such an earth-shattering howl, Her Royal Highness took the lead and rushed towards the northern wall. Behind her, a total of three hundred men dressed in shining heavy scale armor, armed with spears, oval shields, and long swords hanging from their waists, were draped in bright red cloaks behind them. These infantrymen maintained a uniform formation even when they were running at full strength. It's impressive. On both sides of the street of Constantine, the knowledgeable immediately shouted: "It's the Imperial Guard!

Compared to these well-armed and well-trained Kingsman soldiers, the slave gladiators who followed them looked a little too bad. The vast majority of these guys, except for a small number of slaves with special status, are not equipped with armor. Of course, this is not to say that these gladiators were a rabble. In fact, the gladiators, who had spent their entire lives training in brutal combat, were even more skilled than the vast majority of regular samurai. They also often form squads and participate in battles between multiple people. Therefore, it can also be very effective in small-scale scuffles.

In terms of equipment, the few who have just bought from the slave market are not counted, and the rest, the gladiators who have been forcibly bought from various arenas, are divided into the following categories: elbow and wrist joints equipped with leather guards, armed with large shields and long swords, shield-wielding sword fighters with vised helmets, armed with heavy giant shields, helmets with huge caps, Momiro Street with short swords, Thracian gladiators armed with small shields and daggers, and trident gladiators armed with leather shoulder pads, tridents and iron nets.

In a sense, these two thousand three hundred men are indeed elite troops. Especially this group of gladiators who are in an abnormal state of mind, and their morale has become very abnormal along with their psychological state. For them, the battlefield is all they have to live. Fighting is the way of life. Death in battle is a very normal thing.

There will be no fear. There will be no back-down. Gladiator is a very good special class.

In this way, Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu reached the city gate on the north side. Looking with extreme disdain, the Constantine garrison legionnaires guarding the city gates.

"Open the gates. Her Royal Highness said.

"But, but Her Royal Highness the Princess...... The general had an order to say......"

At this moment, the city gate official was sweating profusely, on one side was his immediate boss, and on the other side was the most noble princess in the entire empire, and neither of these two people could afford to offend him. So it can only be constant, one strong request. I hope that Her Royal Highness the princess can be merciful and let him live.

"Hmph......" Lilianu snorted softly, looked at the poor gatekeeper and said, "Forget it, I don't want to embarrass you too much." Don't you just want a reason to give you an account in front of your superiors? I'll give you one—" After saying that, Her Royal Highness raised the scabbard in her hand and struck it vigorously on the back of the neck of the city gate officer. The city gate officer immediately rolled his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and then fainted unswervingly...... "All right! Now open the city gate!" ordered Her Royal Highness to the stunned soldiers.

Seeing that his boss hung up like this. The soldiers did not dare to slack off any longer, and immediately opened the city gates. Immediately after that, the team of more than 2,000 people poured out.

"It's out!!" the Vikings scolded for a long time, but they didn't see any reaction from each other. One by one, they all sat bored and rested, and their screaming and scolding were all weak. There was even a discussion about going back to the ship and sleeping. I just caught two Greek chicks, and my skin is tender and delicate, so let's p it together.

Just then, the gates opened.

The Vikings were veterans of robbery, one moment they were smiling at the thieves, but the next moment they quickly stood up, took out their throwing axes, and threw them at the guy who rushed to the front, wearing a big red cloak and looking like a big Kaizi.

In an instant, dozens of throwing axes were thrown towards Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu with a sound of breaking through the air. Flying axes are not as weak as bows and arrows, not to mention that there are dozens of them in number. This is a real damn guy. The Vikings were convinced that even if it was an elephant rushing at her right now, it would kill her in one fell swoop.

However, it miscalculated. Rushing across is not the only one of all the world's large mammals that can be tamed, the best-tempered mammal, the proboscis elephantidae. It's a monster with the agility of a cheetah, the strength of a man and a bear, and a ferocity like a tyrannosaurus with no surname.

I saw Her Royal Highness Lilianu pat the horse's body, stood up on the horse's back, pulled the reins with her left hand and forced the horse to stop, and pulled the cloak behind her back with her right hand, and flicked it to protect her body.

When the Vikings saw it, they couldn't help but laugh. The cloak was made of silk, how could it hold off the blade of the throwing axe? Was the man stupid? But the end result made them dumbfounded. The axe and the cloak collided, but there was a sound of gold and iron—there was a piece of steel armor under the cloak! And Her Royal Highness the princess also took advantage of the situation to pat the horse's back and jump into the air.

The poor mount was forced to stop by the reins when it was running wildly, and then it was hit by an axe, and then it was slapped with all the strength of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and with a wail, the front legs went limp, and he fell to the ground with a weak leg. Her Royal Highness the Princess landed smoothly on the ground, and with a wave of the broad-ridged short sword in her hand, the huge force directly cut off the head of a Viking pirate in front of her.

"Kill her!" roared the Vikings. At the same time, more pirates poured in from all directions. Join the fray. On the other side, the gladiators and the Roman Imperial Guards also killed. The two sides began an unusually bloody fight.

Whether it is a gladiator or a Viking, there is not a lot of armor on his body. And the organization is not very good. The two sides don't have much formation to speak of when they fight. It looks like a big scuffle. In addition to the fact that the number of people on both sides is very large. And the fighting skills are very good. Aside from the fact that the morale is also very good, there is nothing to be desired. There are no tactics at all, no formations. It's just a bloody bravery, and they are fighting fiercely.

In such a chaotic situation, it was impossible for the three hundred Royal Foresters to think of it. On the battlefield, only they were lined up in neat battle formations, marching neatly, and stabbing in unison, and the three hundred soldiers were as rigorous as a machine. There's no need for a password or any other reminder or anything like that. Flexible in any situation, whether it's an axe, a bow or an arrow, or a Viking charge, the most elite soldiers can react and respond as quickly as they can - in a group of three hundred.

Because they are the Eastern Roman Guards, the most trained, the most ruthless, and the most powerful soldiers in the world. No matter who the opponent is, infantry, cavalry, archers, archers, even camel cavalry, war elephants, crossbowmen, longbowmen...... They all have ways to cope. They are invincible. Invincible, invincible. Whenever a squad of the Eastern Roman Guards appears on the battlefield. Then the Eastern Roman army would be greatly boosted and their morale would be greatly boosted. There are many records in the history of Eastern Rome that when the war was about to be lost, or when it reached the most critical moment, the emperors would decisively send the Eastern Roman Imperial Forest Army, carrying the emperor's banner in person. After that, the defeat turned into a victory.

This is a real elite force that can be used as a ten. The selection of soldiers to participate in such an army is rigorous, and they are not under the ironclad paladazion. And because of this, the army requires orders and prohibitions to be uniform, and the requirements for the soldiers' surnames are higher. So much so that the number of the Eastern Roman Imperial Guards was even sparser than that of the ironclad paladiers. With the strength of the million-strong army of the Eastern Romans, the total number of the Imperial Forest Army was only ten brigades, three thousand. One of them was stationed at the Grand Palace of Constantine, the other at Hagia Sophia, the burial place of the former kings, and the remaining seven brigades accompanied Basil II on the expedition to protect the emperor. And the last brigade was at Princess Lilianu...... That's it, although the actual number is about half less than that of the Vikings. But in terms of combat effectiveness, because of these 300 Eastern Roman Imperial Guards, they are stronger than the Vikings. The Eastern Roman army seems to have won the game......

(To be continued)