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"Carrods, we can't do anything now. Even if you open the city gate now, our entire army is annihilated here, the Latins will definitely block the news. Besides, even if it is a trap, I believe Justin Mr. Ni’s ability can definitely reduce the danger! And the only thing we have to do is to obey the military order and guard Argos!" Old John pulled Carrodsell, who was knocked to the ground by himself, and looked at his comrade-in-arms for many years. He knew he had an obligation to make him sober.

At this time, Carrodsai finally calmed down, realizing that he was really too impulsive just now. But if this is really a trap for the Latins, and tens of thousands of enemy troops are waiting here, even if Carrodsey believes in Justinian’s ability, he does not think that thousands of troops can defeat so many enemies in the field. . At this moment, the silent man looked at the sky outside the city, and saw dark clouds covered-this time, when the sea hurricane was roaring, it seemed that a storm was about to come.

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And on the cliff northeast of Argos, Justinian and the imperial cavalry behind them are also watching any subtle changes on the battlefield. They also noticed that the Latin army's attack on Argos has changed from the previous storm to the siege. . This made everyone who was still worried about Argos's safety could not help being a little surprised, but Justinian's face was calm and not surprising.

"His Royal Highness Justinian... the Latins are—" The puzzled Salius looked at the changes in the battle, and it was strange that the city of Argos could go down at any time, but the Latins did not take the next step. action.

"That's because they are already in the game. They want to seduce us to attack and wait for work. It seems that Battist's letter has indeed worked." The solemn expression on Justinian's face has disappeared at this moment. It can be seen that the Latins also want to fight against him. The ridiculous thing is that all of this is in Justinian's plan, and the Latins themselves stepped into the trap Justinian had prepared for them.

"The enemy has shrunk its forces to the southwest, and the defense in the northeast corner is empty, so we should be able to fight now?" Listening to Justinian's tone, it seems that the Latin has already been selected, although I don't know that the little duke is planning. What's the matter, but Salius and the Duke's guard behind him can't wait to go to the battlefield.

However, Justinian shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, it's not the time. Argos is still safe at least for now. Don't rush to fight, you see that the Latin cavalry to the northeast is still stationed there. Now. Once we attack, we are likely to be caught by the opponent and be noticed. We have to wait for them to completely relax their vigilance." Once again, let the people under his command be patient and not be impulsive. Justinian once again cast his sharp eyes on Al. To the southwest of Goss City, and the reason why he has not issued an offensive order is precisely because he is still waiting for news there. Counting the days, Neusky, who started from Mystras, should be almost here by this time.

At this time, the sky suddenly dimmed, and the sea beyond the cliff behind him was also turbulent. Justinian looked up at the sky and saw the rain falling on his cheeks—it was raining!

It was the rainy season of Moriah, and soon the patter of rain became pouring and turned into a downpour. But Justinian did not find a place to hide from the rain. He allowed the rain to wet his clothes. His soaked face showed a long-lost, comfortable smile. He looked at the imperial warriors behind him and said:

"It's true that even God has come to take care of us. Get ready to fight, everyone! The end of today's Latin robbers is coming."

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The heavy rain outside Argos made the Latin army miserable at this time. Although the terrain here is dominated by mountains, the roads are not muddy even on rainy days, but the simple tents of most soldiers are obviously not used to shelter from the rain. , And soon the soldiers were all overwhelmed. Can only set up camp outside the city and delay attacking the already handy city in front of them. There have been complaints among the Latin coalition forces, and now the cold autumn rain has soaked the robe and made the morale of the whole army low.

In the barracks, Alexander couldn't help getting irritated, not only because the Greek reinforcements were late in the future, but also because there was a depression outside the city of Argos, which caused a lot of trouble for the army surrounding the city. If this continues, even if the Greeks do come, the morale of the army will be scarce. In desperation, Alexander had to prepare to change the combat deployment to allow the army to camp at a high place.

But at this moment, the drenched scout cavalry suddenly broke in and hurriedly reported:

"Your Majesty, the Serbian scouts have found traces of the Greeks in the southern area, they are approaching here, there are almost thirty miles away."

Finally waited! Alexander, who was also waiting anxiously, asked quickly: "How many people have you ever found out?"

"The rain is too heavy to see, but the scale of thousands of people is still there." The scout replied. After spotting the Greeks, regardless of any delay, the scouts rushed back immediately under the pouring rain, and did not estimate the enemy. The specific size of the army.

But after grasping the general situation, Alexander was already convinced that this scale should be the entire army of Moriah personally led by Justinian. Is it finally here? There was a sharp cold light in the man's eyes. I want you to repay the humiliation under the city of Thessaloniki! Swearing in his heart, Alexander immediately ordered the army to leave immediately, leaving only part of the army outside the city of Argos to continue to surround the defending army inside, while the rest of the army followed him against the Greek army that came. Under the heavy rain and the bleak autumn wind, the upcoming war between the two weary armies was about to start.

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"Sure enough, as Mr. Justinian expected, the Latins will set up an ambush to wait for us." When Nevsky led the army close to Argos, the forward cavalry also detected the enemy's trail.

Fortunately, Nevsky withstood the pressure of other nobles along the way and ordered all Roman troops under his command not to expend their physical strength in a hurry. At this moment, although there was a pouring rain in the sky, Moriah's army was full of morale.

The five thousand people of the entire army marched slowly forward in three square formations, and the three square formations were the new Mystras Army on the left, the Moria Border Guard on the right, and Molly, who was in the middle. The Asian Field Corps, the Moria Border Army and the Field Corps are composed of Justinian’s aristocratic armies and past mercenaries. The composition is very complex. There are sailors from Taranto, Italy on the opposite side, and Crete from the sea. The Greek refugees from the island and even the mercenaries who came from Catalonia to make a living are very mixed even in religious beliefs. However, the united under the command of Neusky launched an offensive against the Latin army that had also been lined up.

The place chosen by the Roman and Latin troops for the decisive battle was a relatively small mountain area, which was barely enough for the armies of both sides to posture. Although it was not very suitable for cavalry assault, the Latins who had an absolute advantage did not care about it. They wanted it. All you have to do is to wipe out all the Greeks in front of you.

Seeing that the Roman army had entered the ambush he arranged, Alexander showed a sneer on his face, then raised his hand to indicate that the messenger behind him blew the horn. The two Latin legions had been deployed on both sides to cooperate with Serbia. The light cavalry quickly rushed out of the dense forest and cut off the way for the Roman army to retreat. Obviously, the Latin army wanted to annihilate them all here.

An army generally has disastrous consequences if its retreat is cut off, but the new Mystras army under the command of Nevsky is undaunted, and the other two armies are also a little settled under their infection. .

"Don't pay attention to your back, the enemy is in front of your eyes, destroy them, God bless Rome!"

In the whistling sound of Neusky, the soldiers erected spears and kite-shaped shields. Oncoming Latin cavalry raised their spears and launched a charge at this time. The Latin cavalry, who has always been proud of riding skills, did not slacken at all this time, because she knew that Moriah's Roman army was no longer the stragglers who collapsed as soon as they resisted two years ago, but the real enemy on the battlefield to be respected.

In the face of the coming charge of the Latins, Moria’s army remained motionless, without any panic. After Justinian broke the myth of the invincibility of the Latins, the Morias were no longer as timid and timid as before. The Latins face off.

"Let's release the arrow!"

In the voice of Neusky’s command, the militia archers behind the shield aimed at the Latin cavalry with their bows and arrows. Despite their primitive weapons, these archers have practiced archery since they were young, and they are all masters with good arrows. .

"Swish—" The arrow rain tore the air and formed a parabola in the air to shoot at the moving Latin cavalry, and the Latin also raised the shield in his hand for the first time and rushed up against the arrow rain.

After the first round of bows and arrows, Alexander under the army's army looked at the entire battlefield grimly, and immediately caught the fighter and gave instructions. The infantry phalanx of the three companies marched towards the target before the arrival of the second round of bows and arrows of the Greeks. To avoid unnecessary casualties.

On the other side, the Latin cavalry had also been engaged with the forward of the Roman army at this time. The ferocious cavalry rushed as if it could destroy everything in front of them but was forcibly resisted by the mortal body of the Roman soldier. The flesh and blood flew across the armor, and was quickly washed away by the pouring rain, and the blood quickly stained all the water on the ground.

When the Latin cavalry forming the pigmouth formation was embedded in the Moria formation like a wedge, many Roman soldiers not only did not panic, but immediately replaced the dead in the war to form a dense formation. Biting the Latin cavalry and not letting go. The army formation that could not penetrate the Roman army was unable to break through. The Latin cavalry who had fallen into hard fighting had to abandon their lances, drew their swords and smashed them with the surrounding Greek soldiers. And seeing this scene, Alexander's expression became gloomy. This was the scene he least wanted to see. The cavalry who should have been able to exert their mobility was restrained by others, and it would be impossible to completely wipe out the small space like this. Moriya's army. The Latin infantry also pressed forward, but faced with the unmoving battlefield of the Greeks, they were helpless against the copper wall of spear shields.

At this moment, Count Senna, who had been silent beside Alexander, suddenly said: "Is it possible to order the cavalry behind to charge the enemy? The front and back attack may solve the dilemma of this matter."

Senna's proposal made Alexander hesitate, because it was his last trump card, his direct army, he wanted them to give Justinian the final blow to establish his prestige. Now he was thrown into the battlefield too early, and the casualties were enough to hurt him, but in the current situation, Alexander realized that he had no choice. He slashed his hand in a hurry, and when the Herald saw this action, he immediately blew the horn in his hand, which was a signal to command the cavalry behind to assault the enemy.

The Latin cavalry, who had cut off their retreat behind the Roman army, also received a special horn signal at this time~www.readwn.com~The Serbian cavalry immediately formed a warlike formation, and their feet were gentle ground. This is the cavalry. The condescending assault site couldn’t be better. Their horses were also eager to roar like thunder, "Charge!" The Serbs yelled and launched a charge towards the back of Moria’s army. Such a forward and backward attack, they believed the Greeks. It is absolutely difficult to balance.

The iron hooves coming in rage, and the indestructible charge, attacked the Roman army. Although the Serbs rode unarmored horses, they were no less powerful than armored equipment at the speed of galloping like the wind.

Breaking down the Greeks-this is also the common idea of ​​all Serbs, as long as the first line of defense of Moria's army is broken, then there will be massacres next. At this moment, the rain curtain that fell in the sky seemed to be torn apart by the lances in the hands of the Serbian cavalry. They rushed to the array of the Greeks. They were determined to win, just to divide up more spoils after victory.

However, what they didn’t know was that this was the last moment of their lives. When the Serbs were about to rush into the Roman army, a small army suddenly stood up and formed a good formation to face. The enemy troops about to rush did not panic, but they held a long-handled crescent axe in one hand, and an inconspicuous iron tube in the other hand, with oil paper on the front end. . Under the strange gaze of the Serbs, the army did not take up the battle axe to fight against it, but put a long or short iron pipe on the top of the crescent battle axe inserted on the ground-the black hole nozzle aimed at Serbia cavalry.

And seeing this scene, the cavalry who charged for some reason only felt a hairy in their hearts.