Eagle Flag of Epirus

Vol 5 Chapter 71: Rout (Part 2)

"kill"

   I saw the empire's riders raising their lances in their hands to tear the body of the Latins wantonly, and this feeling was as intoxicating as revenge. Finally under this unstoppable blow, the morale of the Latin coalition unsurprisingly collapsed, giving up the honor they had always held, and had to choose to flee shamelessly behind them.

   And this scene, in the eyes of Gottfrey and Otto, who commanded the whole army in the Chinese army, was like a bolt from the sky. The strength of the Greeks was beyond their imagination. Just as Baron Cynvenir had predicted to them before, if he didn't leave here again, they would probably be the one who had no place to bury him.

   "Is it possible that I can't give up so much...?" The unwilling Duke Otto stared at the Greek army killed in the distance and clenched his fists, and his nails were already deeply in the flesh. Without the assistance of the Venetians, they had no chance of a comeback, but the man who paid such a huge price for it still couldn't accept this fact.

   But Gottfrey, who is the guest army on the other side, has made a decision and ordered his army of Achaia to withdraw from the battlefield before the Greeks encircled him.

"We can only do this, Lord Duke. It is not wise to continue to stay here now. We can temporarily save our strength so that we can use the opportunity to fight back!" Gottfrey persuaded, even though his personality is not compatible with the other party, but this The words spoken at the time were sincere. After all, if the Principality of Athens fell, the lips would die and the teeth would be cold, and the situation of the Achaia state would be conceivable.

   Upon seeing this, Duke Otto, who had been struggling for a long time, finally made a decision, "That’s all."

   Following the orders of the Marquis of Achaia and the Duke of Athens, the Latin coalition finally chose to retreat, but before that they had to deal with the pursuit of the Greeks.

"The whole army is ready to retreat, the rear team becomes the front team, the rear army covers the retreat of the army, and prepares to fight!" The order scout rode a quick horse to give orders, and all the shield spearmen of the Latin army immediately began to close together to form a group. After the phalanx, even though they were extremely frightened, since the order had been given, they could only use their flesh and blood to hold back the Greeks as much as possible. Everyone was terrified, and the contempt for the Greeks had long since disappeared, because at this moment they finally knew how terrifying the opponent they had awakened was.

Soon, they saw that the enemy in front of them had already been killed, and the front was the heavy infantry of the Roman Empire, lined up in an impact line, raising a lot of smoke and dust, at a very fast speed, facing They rushed forward and what they held in their hands was a forest-like spear. The sharp spearhead was chilling and evoked a great horror that made the Latin soldiers who formed the direction in front of them hesitate for a while.

However, what made them even more frightened was that in the next scene, the Greeks were chasing the fleeing soldiers, and the deserters who had collapsed because of their morale were running towards the coalition forces, like a drowning man holding the straw. , Just want to survive. But what greeted them was not the rescue of the friendly army, but the ruthless rain of arrows shot them directly on the spot.

All this is exactly what the crossbowmen behind the Latin infantry line did. Under the order of their commander, they had to reluctantly kill their fellow robes with their own hands. The reason for doing so is also very simple, not to let these routs rush into chaos. A defensive formation, while blocking the opposing offense.

At this moment, the horrible screams echoed on this plain, which was the last unwillingness of the dying, but this was soon overshadowed by the roaring and killing roar of the Roman army, and the heavy infantry rushing forward exceeded After being chased by the heavy cavalry, he faced the strong bow and crossbow on the opposite side and killed him.

   "Resist!" shouted the Latin officer supervising the battle behind the soldier. They have already lost this war, but at least the loss must be minimized, so no matter how much the price is paid, they will not hesitate to pay. In a sense, this broken army has become an abandoned child.

   But even then, what can you do? Sometimes there are things that you can't solve by fighting your life.

   "Don't back down!" Justinian under the command of the double-headed eagle shouted loudly. He saw the Latin's intention at a glance, and then ordered the army under his command to attack and penetrate the opponent's defense line. As long as the army after the severance of the Latins is defeated, the entire coalition will fall apart in sight.

The distance between the two armies of "killing" is getting closer, and the shouting of killing is becoming more and more deafening. As the soldiers intertwined and fought together, the shields collided with each other, and the heels of people touched the heels, and they compressed in an instant. Together, the narrow space can only accommodate soldiers to pierce the spear bravely, regardless of who the person in front of them is~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Just pierce the tip of the spear into the opponent’s body, He can be stabbed to death!

In the queue of both sides, there were supposed to be archers, but watching this situation for a time, they had to stop shooting because they were afraid of accidentally being injured. The two sides could only fight fiercely in this way. If they did not defeat the Latin army, they would not be able to continue. Pursue. I saw the hooks and axes stab and swing up and down in the crowd, and blood was gushing out every time, and more and more people fell, but it was better for someone to be stabbed by the pointed spear, and there was no casualty. People hide behind a shield to protect themselves, only to keep moving forward.

   Just when everyone thought that this kind of hard fighting would continue, suddenly, there was a rush of hoofs and the horse's panting not far away, and a light cavalry turned out from behind the Latin army. And they were the Turkic cavalry led by Arslan and Leo's garrison commander. Because the Latin coalition had already withdrawn, their limited number could not stop them, so they got rid of the entanglement on the opposite side and came to help defeat the stubborn enemy here.

   "Go!"

   The fierce and combative Turkic cavalry slammed their bows and arrows to the unsuspecting Latin army, while leaping into the crowd with their horses, brandishing bones and machetes, slashing bravely. The flesh and blood fly in time, but they are met by the dangerous spears in the hands of the fierce Latin soldiers, but even with the huge casualties, the Turks and Tatars are not timid, but fight with them in blood. .

   Finally, the first thing that could not be sustained was the Latin army that was flanked back and forth. The morale collapsed, they either lay down their weapons or fled in all directions, and those who tried to defeat the stubborn resistance died in the hands of the Roman army. At this moment, the outcome of this war has completely decided everything at this moment.

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