Chapter 32: The Minotaur Monster

At that time, although the number of people was insufficient, the weapons were incomplete, and the physical strength was insufficient. But with the pride of being a Mongol who conquered half of the old world. When he saw the army of the Eastern Romans, the first thing he thought of was not to stop advancing and garrison, let alone to retreat.

Instead, take the initiative to attack.

Timid does not take a long time to go through the battlefield. Soon, run to the nearest sand dune and look into the distance. After knowing the approximate number of opponents, they came to the conclusion - this battle can be fought!

Although it has an army of 200,000, it is three times that of its own. But the cowardly did not spend self-confidence, and relied on the bravery of the Mongol warriors to achieve the final victory.

He quickly issued an order to prepare his soldiers for battle—the 68,000-strong Mongol army was soon divided into dozens of large and small clusters. Under the timid scheduling, the formation was launched. The fastest light cavalry made a detour towards the flanks of the Eastern Roman army, at great speed. The Mongol legions on the front were arranged in a relatively neat array, with heavy cavalry in front and light cavalry in the rear, which seemed to be about to charge.

The Mongol regiments reacted extremely quickly. On the other side, Basil II was not slow to react. At this moment, we are not facing a country that also belongs to the Catholic faith, so there is no need to talk about morality or anything. As soon as the emperor began, he sent his strongest Minotaur troops to the front line, and at the same time, the Seljuk archers and the Vadateri archers, these two archers, also spilled out left and right. Rushed towards the Mongol cavalry, which was making a detour to both flanks of the battlefield.

Light cavalry against light cavalry. Take on the heavy cavalry as a strong Minotaur warrior. In general, Basil II's ideas are quite good. And the combat effectiveness of the Roman army is also worthy of recognition.

"What kind of monster is that?!"

Seeing the tall and bloody minotaur monster raise the battle axe in his hand, roaring loudly, his nostrils wearing bronze nose rings spewing hot breath. The Mongol soldiers were slightly uneasy. However, he was soon reprimanded by his own officers.

"Attention, stay calm! The Great Mongol army is invincible! Even those monsters are no match for our cavalry!" shouted timidly. At the same time, on both flanks of the army, the Mongol cavalry archery units armed with recurve bows, were already with the Seljuks. Vadateri, these Eastern Roman Empire archers, broke out into battle. The Mongol army was fast and fast. Arrows are like meteors, horses are like dragons. The combat effectiveness and combat experience are much stronger than the archers of Eastern Rome.

Originally, the Mongol army was considered an upgraded and enhanced version of the nomads. The Seljuk Turks, on the other hand, have gradually degraded their ability to mount and shoot because of their long settling life. And the Vadateri archers recruited from another nomadic people, the Huns, although their combat effectiveness was not bad. But there were some problems with the equipment - these archers were armed with light chain mail. Iron helmets, these heavier pieces of equipment. And the Hungarian horse breed is not as good as the war horses of the Mongol monsters. So the two sides fought, and the Mongols, although they were smaller in number, were able to gain the upper hand.

The Mongols were faster. The formation is more loose. There is also better maneuverability. Although the formation was scattered, there was no obstacle to command. Military orders are unimpeded and closely coordinated. This is incomparable to traditional nomadic cavalry. Speaking of which, in the previous fierce battle with the Normans, the elite hussars, which can already be called the modern army, also fell into disadvantage when fighting against the Mongol iron cavalry.

The Norman hussars were known as the first light cavalry in Europe, and even the Norman hussars could not win. Not to mention the Eastern Roman army of the traditional type of archers.

At first, the Eastern Roman generals thought. The opponent has the upper hand with the bow in his hand. A strong bow and arrow and mobility are everything to the other side. Therefore, as long as you gradually approach and then force the opponent to engage in hand-to-hand combat with your side, then your side will be able to win. ...,

The Seljuk army on the left flank of the Roman legions, the commander was a mediocre man for the time being. And the Vadateri legion on the right flank of the Roman legion, the commander is a talent. Yugoslav born, Magyar Hunyadi.

The commander said nothing else. In terms of command ability alone, it is not bad compared to the cowardice of the supreme commander of the Mongols. I saw that he quickly gave strong orders, desperately sent heralds, and scattered his army even more lenient than the Mongols. Then the charge was launched.

Several troops made a detour, several attacked head-on. Plus a little more than the other side. Soon, part of the Mongol army was surrounded by the Wadateri archers. Hand-to-hand combat ensued.

However, in hand-to-hand combat, the Mongol cavalry armed with Uzi steel swords. It is still able to steadily suppress the Vadateri archers. In terms of defense, although it is slightly inferior, the greased leather robe and silk lining are enough to deal with ordinary swords.

And just like that, Hunyadi was surprised to discover. Things are going in a completely different direction than I expected. Although it was hand-to-hand combat, although he had tried his best to suppress his opponent at a tactical level. But this is just in vain, and the death of their army is not so ugly.

"These infidels are really powerful...... Seeing the archers on both flanks gradually fall into a bitter battle. Basil II's heart sank, and he ordered the two Roman legions on the flanks to set up defensive arrays. The Roman heavy infantry was closely arranged in a phalanx, interspersed with crossbowmen, archers, and javelinmen, and lancers on both flanks. Soon, two standard Roman arrays appeared on both flanks of the Eastern Roman legions. This would allow for a great deal of defense against the cavalry array, and Basil II would feel a little safe. Even the light cavalry on both flanks was defeated. Then you can also have a trick to deal with it.

On both flanks of the battlefield, the Mongol cavalry raged across the battlefield, and its strong strength was undoubtedly displayed. Much to the dismay of Basil II. If it's positive, though. Those terrifying minotaurs, the Minotaur, are absolutely invincible. Basil II was convinced of this. If these Mongols on powerful horses were monsters, then the Minotaur was a monster among monsters. It's better to deal with monsters than monsters.

"Forward, charge!" After receiving the message, the Minotaur, the leader of the Minotaur mercenaries, shouted loudly, and the Minotaur, who led a thousand-man team at the front, rushed in the direction of the Mongols like a steamroller. As a general, the cowardice of the rest of his life was quickly judged. It seems that such an army, no matter how closely the formation is arranged and the defense is good, the final result will inevitably be torn to pieces by these terrifying monsters. The only way to really fight it was to go head-to-head—at least, that's all he could figure out.

So, without giving an order, a total of 3,000 Mongolian heavy cavalry rushed towards the minotaurs in a dense formation. Along the way, the same earth trembled and deafened.

Two armies, as if they were two—no, twenty—no, two hundred, two hundred trains crashing head-on. Extremely violent, extremely crazy collision - although the minotaur had rough skin and thick flesh. However, the spear with the gravitational acceleration bonus still completely pierces the Minotaur in the front row. And although the Mongol heavy cavalry was heavily armored and the mounts were strong, they were also smashed by the terrifying power of the minotaur.

The result of this collision is a lose-lose situation. The advance of the Minotaur, as well as the advance of the Mongol heavy cavalry, were almost completely wiped out. The follow-up troops on both sides continued to charge with complete disregard. Stepping on the corpses of his predecessors, he died with the enemy. The ace troops of both sides, in this way, were drastically attrition in the fierce battle. The commanders on both sides were bleeding from their hearts. ...,

However, such a battle, such a dynamic, terrifying balance and stalemate, was eventually broken. At that time, the Minotaur, the leader of the Minotaur mercenaries who was standing in the front row and was in the first charge, suffered a violent impact at the first moment, and was pierced through the chest with a spear.

If it was an ordinary minotaur, even if it had the physique of a monster, and received such serious damage, the final result would be only a dead end - however, Minostaurus was worthy of being a strong warrior who was able to defeat Joan of Arc in his heyday head-on. After a short silence. The troll erupted again.

It roared, dropped the tomahawk in its hand, and with both hands one after the other, snapped the front and back of the spear shaft stuck in its body, and threw it fiercely forward. The tremendous force pierced the two heavily armored Mongol heavy cavalry - not counting it, followed by two more - but not stopping - two more!

The broken shaft of the spear, which has no spear head at all, has become a weapon of murder in the hands of such a troll! It can kill multiple enemies with a single throw! It is a miracle!

After the throw, the minotaur was not satisfied, because the severe pain, and the humiliation of being defeated by ordinary soldiers, made this arrogant and brutal warrior completely crazy. It roared, swung its arms and smashed it at one of the heavy cavalrymen in front of it. The cavalryman panicked and raised his shield to block, but the iron-clad shield could not stop the Minotaur's full force. The head of the heavy cavalry shattered along with his helmet, shield, chest, abdomen, hip bones, armor, saddle, and the backbone of his mount under his hips. Like a giant hammer, the Minotaurs struck a well-equipped heavy cavalry company and horses to smithereens!

"Strange, monster!" Seeing such a crazy scene, even the cold-blooded Mongolian cavalry felt terrified. The body trembled uncontrollably--and immediately afterwards, another Mongol heavy cavalry was lifted from the horse's back by the Minotaur with one hand, and he pulled his hands and tore them into two pieces from the bottom up......