Eagle Byzantium

After nightfall, Branas's Guardian Brigade had arrived at the battlefield during the day (one detachment was left to guard the Kyrenia Fort on the island of Cyprus), and then the brigade soldiers, civilian soldiers and border residents continued to follow the battlefield. Reinforcements. Bonfires were everywhere in the tent, like a rope of flames enclosing the western and southern passages of Marashburg.

On the other way, Melo led the Red Hand Brigade and also rushed into the Armenian Pass. Because it was too late, he ordered all detachments to occupy key areas and camp.

The Armenian army in Marash was in chaos. Lacking war preparations, they could neither mobilize the people in time nor have enough strength to block Gawain's two-pronged offensive. The elites were scattered in Marash, La Three places in Wadra and Tubosaina - if it is taken within the next three days, If the political officer Fell is still unable to repel Gawain's two-pronged pincer attack, then all the Armenian soldiers will be divided into these three places, and thus be surrounded and defeated one by one by the Tarsus Guards Army who have the absolute advantage - after all, Gawain There is still a real and elite Jimmagis brigade on hand that has not yet invested.

"Send the messenger cavalry, equipped with the best and fastest horses, to the Great Armenian Plateau to ask for help from the Great Emir of Merik, to Aleppo to ask for help from Ridvan, and also to Samosata on the southeast side to ask for help from Tankre. Germany asked for help. If Marash falls, Gawain will have the key to advance to these three places, and they will have to weigh it carefully." Feier stood behind the tower in panic, looking at the warriors around him one by one. ordered.

Then he passed the perforation and looked at the military situation surrounding Gawain on the plain below: The altitude of Maras Fort is not high, and the Feramis River flows through Adana and Kastabala City, starting from its west. It is divided into two branches, and Maras Fort is located on a small plateau at the fork of the river.

Now the campfires of the Guardian Brigade, the civilian army, and the border civilian army are spread along the forked Philamis River, reflecting the river and illuminating it red - small groups of brave Armenian nobles are constantly seen in the night and dense forest. Under cover, they launched an attack on the market. The militia soldiers who were stationed behind the wooden gate of the market used firecrackers to repulse the night attack of this group of people. White smoke and red jets floated up and down, and the Feramis River made constant noises all night long. , shocked Feier's nerves.

"Any news from Lavodra and Tubosa?"

"General Saliki of Fort Lavodela has also captured the whereabouts of Gawain's Red Hand Brigade. This group of despicable enemies crossed the mountains on the border of Fanka City and captured several outposts of our army in front of them in a surprise attack. It is less than 20 kilometers away from Lavodela - General Saliki is determined to launch a surprise attack in the early morning while his foothold is not stable!"

Feir's heart suddenly tightened. He knew that Saliki and Hector only had a thousand capable soldiers there, and they used surprise attacks to fight against the Red Hand Brigade of about 5,000 people. What's more, the opponent is one of the top elites under Gawain's command, so this is almost a desperate fight.

"What about Tubosaina?"

The castle here is guarded by Parkad and Hercules and his son, guarding the northeast passage to Melitene, and also supporting Marash's retreat: because Gawain's other armies may attack from Melite at any time. Taine comes to kill.

"It's not clear right now." was the answer.

As a result, Feier was completely awake, waiting for news from there.

In the early morning, the rising sun shines on the top of the high mountains of Taurus. The commander of Gawain's left army, the Great Earl Merlot, sits astride a beautifully decorated mount, looking at the La Vodela Castle on the horseshoe-shaped hill opposite. Waved the scepter in his hand: owned by the Red Hand Brigade The miscellaneous skirmishers, wearing armor and holding swords and shields, formed several small columns. They looked after each other and marched towards the valley below Lavodela Castle. Those who followed behind were all wearing blue smocks and holding long swords. The soldiers of the shooting corps affiliated with the Fire Gun suddenly waved their flags and sounded their trumpets. The five detachments of soldiers who were in charge of the preparation and rear attack were composed of five detachments of soldiers with spears and halberds. They formed a horizontal team and surrounded Mero and all the attached cavalry in the center.

The skirmishers successfully crossed the valley, followed by the shooting corps. When the spearmen of the five detachments were also preparing to set off, a row of muskets suddenly shot out from the woodland on the northwest side of Fort La Vodela. Several brigades on alert were about to The skirmisher fell to the ground, "What's going on?" Mero, under the banner of Christ's Fish War, looked at the smoke rising in the distance with great surprise, "The other side actually has our musket!"

These muskets were captured by Armenia when the Jimegis Brigade was defeated in Marash. They also obtained some baggage trucks containing Khitan snow and forced the captured Jimegis soldiers to teach them how to use them.

But that’s it. The Armenian soldiers didn’t think highly of them after using handguns and arrows. They believed that long-distance combat was inferior to bows and arrows, and close combat was inferior to tomahawks and swords. They didn’t know that Gawain’s team was engaging in such nonsense. Firearms for what. So the row of shooting just now was more like a signal to lead the ambush troops to attack: after firing the fire arrows in their guns, a wing of Armenian soldiers stood up from the lurking forest one after another. Their armor was covered with branches and leaves for cover, howling and raising their hands. Wearing long and short weapons, they fought in a melee with the skirmishers of the Red Hand Brigade.

The sound of gunfire rose up one after another. Ambushes kept rushing out from the areas around Lavodra City. Many sturdy mountain people gathered on the towers of the city walls, shooting arrows at the red-handed skirmishers from a high position. The skirmishers fought the ambushes everywhere with their swords, and they were quite overwhelmed. The shooting soldiers behind them lined up in a hurry, each carrying a long musket on their shoulders and began to light the fuse and fire balls in their hands. For a while, they didn’t know what to do, because within the shooting distance in front, the enemy had been strangled and indistinguishable.

"The spearman detachment will follow in a column - now all the attached cavalry, follow me to reinforce!" Melo saw the urgent situation in front and knew that he had been attacked by the defenders. He directly carried 300 attached cavalry and galloped through the valley to the battlefield under the city.

Suddenly, many ambushers emerged from behind the rocks and bushes in the valley, shouting and pulling their recurve bows, shooting arrows at Melo and his subordinate cavalry from all directions. The Armenians, who were familiar with the terrain, had set up a perfect ambush, and the skirmishers and shooting troops just now could not detect it.

"Plop!" Melo's horse was hit by an arrow, and the horse's neck was pierced. Blood spurted out, and the muscles all over his body suddenly tangled, throwing the master off. Even though the earl was wearing light and sophisticated armor, his arm hit a stone after falling off the horse, and he immediately lost consciousness and could not draw his sword. "Broken bone..." Melo's eyes and heart went dark, and the subordinate cavalry around him also began to get confused.

"The enemy general has fallen off his horse, kill him." Such shouts were heard everywhere. Hundreds of Armenian ambushers seized this opportunity, brandishing axes and holding spears and charging wildly. The one who led them on horseback was the former traitor Hector, who knew Melo's people and flags. "He is Gawain's great earl and right-hand man. Kill him and we will win this battle!"