Eagle Flag of Epirus

"My lord, this is too risky. It's the best policy to retreat now!" Baptiste persuaded bitterly. The cavalry unit was killed or injured more than half, but Viscount Senna could not listen at all. The knights under his command not only come from his own vassals, but also other nobles’ subordinates. In the previous ambush, the knights suffered heavy casualties. Viscount Senna knew that if he could not come up with the results of the battle, he would lose no matter what. I can't explain how.

Therefore, despite seeing the strength of the Roman army, this man still unwillingly entangled his remaining power in an attempt to retaliate against the Roman army, and this was precisely what Justinian had in his arms.

The gambler is always like this, expecting the next turnaround and retreating all over the body, but the reality is step by step into the quagmire of unable to move, unable to move. ,

"The enemies in the northeast and northwest are encircling us!"

"Latin archers appeared on our flank!"

"The enemy cavalry has left our encirclement!"

At this time, the scout cavalry who came and went constantly to pass news to Justinian, and all this was also in Justinian's expectation. Finally, after creating the possibility for the other party to think that they would succeed, the Latins in Argos popped out. Just wanting to swallow this enemy army is not that simple. An army of more than 5,000 people is definitely a big force. If you kill an enemy with a thousand people and destroy them, Justinian doesn’t want to see it. Yes, he never needed a Pyrrhic victory.

And at this point, Nevsky knew very well that it was not enough to take the city of Argos. They had to keep it to cut off the lifeline of Achaia. And everything that follows is decided in the hands of this still somewhat immature young man.

"What are you going to do, Justinian?"

"I can only say that I am almost certain, Neusky, can your people still fight again?" asked with a serious look, Justinian's gaze fell on the man in front of him, just now in order to defeat the Latin knight. His charge had already suffered heavy losses, and the only force he could directly mobilize around him was the Nordic Guard.

And Nevsky nodded with a proud look, "Of course there is no problem. For the Varangians, this sentence has never been impossible in the creed!"

"Then... the rest is up to you!" Justinian said.

At this time, in the entire position half a mile in front of the city of Argos, about two thousand heavy infantrymen on the left flank were gathering, armed with halberds and spears, clamoring to form a dense formation, and only saw spears. Like Lin's breath, the human wall made up of Latin infantry seemed to be able to stop all cavalry from charging, and behind them were French archers and Italian crossbowmen with bows.

This is undoubtedly the elite of the elite, far stronger than the enemy encountered in Tripolis at the beginning. The morale of these regular troops from foreign countries is high, and their numbers have the upper hand, so even if the forward cavalry is broken, there is no slightest loss. Dampen their courage to attack.

The soldiers forming the horizontal formation rushed towards the enemy in front of them with their long spears in their hands. A small number of Turkic cavalry harassment could not pose a substantial threat to them, and the Pronian cavalry were also not enough to tear their phalanx. .

"kill--"

In the voice of Viscount Senna, the Latins stepped forward and launched a fearless charge, and at the same time ensured that there was no confusion in the formation. Without the threat of long-range troops, the offensive of these heavily armed infantry is almost invincible as long as they are properly coordinated.

Suddenly, the battle situation took a turn for the worse. This time it was the turn of the Greeks to retreat. Many of the Greek infantry who took the lead in the battle were recruits and militias who were temporarily recruited. They were almost defeated at the first contact, which directly caused the Greek infantry line Crash.

Seeing this scene, Cenarfanis sneered, "There is no formation, the flag is out of order, it's just a little conspiracy and tricks, but in the end, the weak enemy will show his feet once the decisive battle is fair!" The initial victory made this. The man once again thought that the Goddess of Victory had already favored him, and he was even more convinced that he could defeat the enemy in front of him.

But at this moment, the sound of Yuantian's horn suddenly came to attract everyone's attention, and then suddenly there was a violent sound of horseshoes on the hillside on the side. Sir Baptiste immediately felt uncomfortable and hurriedly raised his eyes. It was clear that the Byzantine Pronian heavy cavalry had been restrained by the forward troops. It stands to reason that there are no more horses on the battlefield. Where is the sound of horseshoes?

But when he saw the scene on the hill, Deng Shi paled, and tremblingly dropped his whip to the ground.

That was a cavalry team that had been in ambush. They had obviously been waiting on the side **** for a long time. Despite the changes in the previous battle situation, they hadn't made any moves. Until now, they set their horses to charge from the steep slope. Down, and this target is undoubtedly Viscount Senna who is in the army.

Just listen, the terrified Sir Baptiste shouted desperately: "Be careful, enemy attack!"

On the other side, the heavy cavalry, who had abandoned the light green blanket as a disguise before, finally launched an assault. The leader of them was the Leo garrison commander. They were the absolute trump cards in Justinian’s hands, all weapons and all colors. Although the number of armored vests is not large, it can be regarded as an absolute elite. The armored cavalry that Justinian spent a lot of money to build completely replicated the equipment of the armored cavalry in the history of the Byzantine Empire. The men and horses are all super thick armor made of cotton, zappa, and mail. They are indestructible, so even if Justin Ni mastered most of the wealth that Alex III grabbed and spent most of it, and in the end only installed this few elite existences.

So until then, Justinian was willing to put them into the battlefield formally. Compared with the Latin-style heavy cavalry of Grand Duke Anastasius, Justinian’s armor was missing only once. Practical experience.

Seeing the iron hoofs rolling in and taking the time, all the Achaean soldiers were caught off guard, and when they reacted, the Roman cavalry was already close to them, making the unsuspecting Latins frightened.

"Let the arrow! Let the arrow!"

And Viscount Senna also yelled hoarse in horror, letting the archers around him stop the cavalry on the opposite side from rushing here. Immediately, the array of archers scattered in a row with bows and arrows to shoot at the armored heavy rider. However, this is of no avail. For these moving fortresses, things like bows and arrows cannot penetrate the absolute defense composed of these three layers of armor.

The only thing that can be counted on is the shield wall composed of soldiers under his command. Seeing that the rain of arrows shot by the archers has no effect on the Byzantines, Viscount Senna ordered the soldiers to move closer, but seeing the spears like forests, the huge shields were juxtaposed like a solid block. The city wall stood in front of the Byzantine cavalry in an attempt to withstand this sudden attack.

However, the Latin soldiers at this time saw such a terrible momentum, and their faces were pale, and they could only pray that God could bless them.

When the enemy approached, the Latins discovered that the cavalry in front of them, they also wore black iron masks like demons in hell, which made the Latins even more frightened. But Viscount Senna and Sir Baptiste, who were in command of the army, discovered that something was wrong. The Greek cavalry in front of them did not charge with a gun. They were holding a short javelin at this moment. The moment they entered their range, they hurled violently at the unprepared Latin army. After a wave of fire, new ones were drawn from behind. The heavy javelin drew a graceful arc in the air like a dense rain, and directly crossed the shield wall. It penetrates into the body of the Achaean soldier. I saw that their throws were extremely superb. Most of the people who were shot were bleeding from their throats or chests and were killed on the spot.

This scene caused great chaos in the Achaean army that suffered huge damage. The horror effect brought by the javelin killing was almost immediate. At this moment, the scattered formation of soldiers finally revealed its flaws, which should have become a shield of the steel barrier. The wall of the infantry line showed a crack, which seemed insignificant, but for the armored cavalry, it was like a shark smelling blood.

With earth-shattering momentum and rushed into the enemy's line with unparalleled strength, Justinian's cavalry did not disappoint him, and directly crushed the opponent's defense. It was like piercing a dangerous knife directly into the heart of the Latins, and at the same time, the Achaian army on the front line had no time to withdraw. This also gave the armored cavalry a chance to cut through the defense line of the Achaian army. This time it was the Greeks' turn to drag Viscount Senna out and beheaded. As long as this man is killed, the entire battle will fall into the control of Justinian.

Justinian, who witnessed this scene, also showed the winner's smile in advance.

And the horn of "Woo-" sounded, and the Varangian Guards led by Nevsky also entered the battlefield, wearing a nose helmet, heavy chain mail, and a heavy axe and buckler. The samurai were invincible, and cut down the enemy in front of them with three strikes, and waved backwards loudly. It was they who had bitten the Latins' front army so hard that they didn't even have a chance to go back to support them.

The Latins who were uncomfortable for a while finally fell into chaos, especially when they saw the Byzantine armored heavy cavalry rushing into the Chinese army like steel monsters, unstoppable, and made all Achaean soldiers uneasy. . If there is any accident to the Viscount Senna who is commanding this battle, the collapse of the entire army without a leader can be foreseen.

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On the other side at this moment, Viscount Senna was also leading his knights to resist the attack of the Greek heavy cavalry. In just an instant, it was impossible to count on the soldiers to re-arrange and resist. The only one who could fight was the Achaean knights who had suffered heavy losses before. He has no choice! As long as he repelled the enemies here and retreated safely, he would immediately shut the door behind closed doors. Senafanis, who saw the terror of Justinian, finally regretted why he did not follow the advice of Baptiste by his side.

"Block it for me!" shouted in a desperate tone, Viscount Senna ordered the cavalry around him to fight the armored cavalry who rushed in. However, dozens of knights of various colors without horse armor suddenly grabbed their spears and hit them. In front of the Byzantine heavy cavalry, it was like rushing towards a moving steel fortress.

I saw mutual tears and collisions, the screams of war horses and the howls of knights one after another, the Latin cross sword and the Roman mace waved blood and brains at each other.

In just an instant, more than half of the Latins were wiped out. Whether it was equipment or morale, the Western European knights were at a huge disadvantage, not to mention that the previous battles had exhausted them, and the cavalry on the opposite side had Many of them were Normans and Illyrians hired by Justinian from Sicily, and they themselves were aggressive.

The line was already collapsed. Without the confidence to continue the fight, the Latin knights finally turned their horses and fled, and saw people all around them fleeing ~www.readwn.com~ Viscount Senna was furious, this is simply to the knights. An insult to the name.

"Asshole, we have no retreat at this moment. You are so chaotic, do you want to plunge the whole army into the Jedi? Re-form me and force the Greeks back!"

There is a reason for Senna to be so anxious. Once here, it will mean that the whole army will be caught in a two-sided attack, and without his command, so many troops without a leader will be nothing but cattle and sheep to be slaughtered.

It's a pity that no matter what Senafanis shouted, everything was useless. Only then did he discover that the front line of his army was also destroyed by the raid he encountered here. The Varangians who charged over were fortunately invincible along the way. , Condescendingly wielding a heavy battle axe abruptly tore open a hole, and finally gave the Pronian cavalry and Turkic cavalry a chance.

The cavalry like a tide immediately swarmed up, and seeing that even the knights on their side had fled without a fight, the Achaean soldiers had no resistance. Those who lost their helmets lost their helmets, those who unloaded their armor, or turned their heads. Either fleeing, or simply grabbing them with their hands, no longer has any resistance.

The fleeing soldiers trampled on each other, were covered up and killed, and it was even more chaotic. They were soon cut off by the Roman army who gathered in the encirclement. And seeing all this, Viscount Senna was also in despair. He had seen the end of the destruction of the entire army under his own but could do nothing.

But at this moment, Sir Baptiste suddenly dragged him off the horse and shouted: "Master Senna, please be more sober, we haven't lost yet!"

As soon as this remark came out, the man who was already desperate suddenly stirred, staring at the deputy in front of him, half with surprise and half with suspicion, and asked, "You are serious?"