Eagle Flag of Epirus

Vol 5 Chapter 21: Confrontation

"This is too dangerous, Master Senna! The safest plan now is to stand by and wait for assistance. The nearest place is only three days away. Then we only need to cut off the Greeks and we can easily defeat them!" Knowing the plan of Viscount Senna in front of him, Baptiste quickly persuaded him that it was definitely not a wise move to take the initiative to take the lead at this time.

But at this time, Viscount Senna looked at the Roman army at the city’s head and sneered: "Stupid, if that's the case, the enemy troops outside the city will leave as soon as they hear the wind, and they will continue to harass at that time, and this is just one action. The best chance to annihilate these arrogant Greeks." At this moment, the panic and dignity on the man's face was swept away, making Sir Baptiste puzzled by the side.

   "What do you mean? The other party is Moria's little fox!"

"What little fox, what is the qualification of the Greek boy who was lucky enough to win by the Greek fire to be able to compare with our noble King!" As a Burgundian crusade knight, Viscount Senna has always sneered at this, but just saw When the Greeks lined up in the city, this man was even less worried. The man who commanded this army had a little bit of military literacy. Not only was the stepping separated and unable to coordinate, but the siege equipment was far away from the army. Break the posture. Of course he will not let go of this great opportunity.

   The cavalry broke in, and the attack location isolated the siege equipment that could not get the first time support. The infantry responded from the gates on both sides and circled around. Even if the Greek army reacted, it could only be uncomfortable. At that time, it was time for his subordinates to make contributions. How could Senafanis, who had lost ground and took the initiative to invite others, would be willing to give this opportunity to others.

   "Please think twice, Master Viscount."

"I am the highest officer here, I have the final say. I have already said that being too cautious is cowardly, Baptiste, you will not suffer from Greek phobia because of the previous events, do you?" Senafanis, who didn't let go, sneered, and then, ignoring the plea of ​​his confidant, he ordered all the knights in the city to prepare to go out of the city with him.

   And outside the city at this moment, the look on Justinian’s face looking at Argos City has slightly changed at this time. There is a reason for him to reject Neusky’s advice before. Before the expedition, he had anticipated that the Latins were also preparing for battle, so from the beginning Justinian had no plans to conquer the city, and at present he could not do this at all with his strength.

  The best chance is to force the opponent to go out of the city and use the terrifying fighting ability of the Byzantine heavy armored cavalry to defeat the heavy cavalry of the Latins, thereby destroying the enemy's main force and conquering the city.

But at this point, the Latins should also understand that the reason for the fall of Tripolis was that the main force defending the city was wiped out by Justinian in the Alfios River, so when faced with the army led by Justinian When the soldiers approached the city, strong walls and clear fields were definitely the first choice, and that was extremely detrimental to Justinian.

   Therefore, if you want to gain the initiative and advantage on the battlefield, the best way is to make the enemy think that you can win and get into the trap you have prepared. From the use of the trebuchet to the array that revealed huge flaws, it was just a trap deliberately made by Justinian. Of course he does not have so many slings and pitches, but this crazy attack regardless of cost can effectively cause the enemy to panic and disrupt the opponent’s judgment. Coupled with the flaws exposed by the formation, Justinian believes in the Latin in the city. People will definitely not be able to bear the temptation to take the initiative, and then it will be his home court.

   At this time, he was worried that the Latins in the city were indifferent and wanted to stand firm and stand by for help, so this time he could only return without success. At the moment when a trace of anxiety appeared in Justinian’s expression, the gates of Argos City that had been tightly closed were suddenly opened, and a Frankish knight with a barrel helmet and lock armor finally appeared. In Justinian's vision.

When this Frankish heavy cavalry appeared in front of the Roman army, the Greeks could not help but a little commotion. Although they defeated the unthinkable Latins under the leadership of Justinian, they had seen the enemy's The horror is still vivid. Especially the 80,000 defenders of Constantinople, led by the emperor, were finally easily defeated by the Frankish knights, as if the lances in their hands could really defeat everything in this world.

The same is true for Justinian. When he made this plan, he did not take the slightest care. He understood that Achaia had already reacted. This time the mobilization was bound to be the elite of the elite and the guard of Tripolis. The army is naturally not the same, and it will not be comparable to the Venetians who are not good at land warfare. But Justinian didn't have the slightest timidity. The new army he trained existed for defeating the Latins. Since sooner or later they will fight the enemy, then this battlefield is the best time to test.

   At the same time, as soon as he left the city, under the leadership of Viscount Senna, the Latin did not hesitate at all. They saw that they raised their lances and swords in their hands, just waiting for the final command, like a lion ready to go, and the next moment, the rough horn sounded, followed by the sound of the knights pulling out their swords.

I just listened to Viscount Senna, who had personally entered the battle before a cavalry, drew his sword and shouted: "If you are curled up in the city like a coward, it is better to follow me to charge and die without regrets~www.ltnovel.com~ Monarchs, pull out. Wait for the sword to punish the blasphemer in the name of the father!"

   Immediately in the roar of Viscount Sena, the Achaean knights kissed the swords in their hands one after another. This was a kind of psychological comfort, and it was also a prayer that the knights had made before the war. And the next moment these brave Latins pulled the reins to make the horses under the hips raise their iron hoofs and finally took the initiative to charge the Byzantine army.

  The iron hoofs in the distance stirred up dust to splash around, and the momentum of the rolling Latins was earth-shattering, like the sound of intensive war drums all over the sky.

   And Justinian had already made preparations for the battle, but he still did not give an order, which made Nieowski, who was already anxious, even more anxious.

   "Justinian, what are you waiting for?"

"Shoo!", I saw that the bow and arrow guarding the siege equipment on the first line were full of bows and shooting towards the Latin cavalry, while the Greek infantry and cavalry beside it seemed to have not reacted, which was greatly inspired. The Achaean knights, so the Latins stepped forward boldly. For them, they could only shoot uninterrupted arrows to slightly threaten the vanguard cavalry, but this could not resist the knights in heavy armor.

"Master Justinian, our avant-garde seems to be in a commotion." I saw the messenger who rushed in, and Justinian, who took a few glances, let the dust roll in the wilderness in front of him, but he was still indifferent. .

   I saw the Latins shooting out the densest arrows in the face, still scrambling to cover and kill Ben Lai, about to break through the archer's blockade and rush into the forward position. But at this moment, I saw Justinian violently grabbing the flag officer's flag and waving it, and the former army who had been still motionless finally took action!

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