Chapter 39 Annihilation
The Achaean army desperately tried to break out of the jungle, but all this was futile. The bows and arrows of the Censors had already destroyed the courage of these Latin people, and they were desperate. However, when they finally arrived at the entrance of the forest, they saw a Turkic cavalry had been waiting for a long time.
"Oh God!" Looking at this scene, Valarian finally felt a sense of powerlessness. He realized that he had fallen into the Byzantine trap. The siege of Karama was just a cover, and the opponent's target was actually the defenders of several other cities.
It was Arslan who commanded the Turkic cavalry. He looked at the scarred Achaean army with a smile on his face.
The Turkic army set up its formation. Although the number was wrong, the knights of the Achaean army were exhausted and there were ambushers in the jungle. Valarian understood that if they could not destroy this Turkic army like a hurricane, they would definitely die without a place to die today. Arslan also understood this. At the front, he arranged many light archers holding compound bows, connected in a line, and pointed the bow at the Achaean army. After that, the fully armed Turkic warriors also lined up in a strict formation, ready to start a massacre at any time.
They have been raising their energy for a long time, but on the other side, the Latin people on the other side have already exhausted their energy in order to break out of the ambush.
Varalian, who was so nervous that he was breathing, had realized that he was in danger this time, but seeing that the number of people on the other side was not large, he couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart. He shouted to his subordinates: "Don't be afraid, follow me, just rush over with you, and just fight out, it's a way out. These Turkic pagans cannot withstand the pious attack of the believers of God."
At this moment, only by stabilizing the morale of the army can there be a glimmer of hope. The Latin army immediately became angry. Believe in their superiors or not, they have no choice but to fight to the death.
Soon, Valarian also heard the footsteps of people catching up from the forest behind him. The ambushed army came over in the forest. Valarian knew that he could not hesitate anymore.
Then the man drew his sword and issued a charge order, and the flag-holder also held the cross battle flag and led the scarred Achaean army towards the Turkic cavalry.
But Arslan was already ready to fight and listened to his order: "Shoot the arrow!"
Then the archers in front of the position shot a deadly cluster of arrows. Although they were not the Censors, these mountain people from the Balkans were also accustomed to bows and arrows. The first Achaean soldiers were caught off guard and were shot and fell to the ground. The Latin soldiers behind them carried their shields and continued to charge.
Almost facing the arrow cluster, Vallarian led the action-minded knights to kill the Turkic warriors. Although the Turkic cavalry had the advantage, Vallarian was not timid, because as knights, their martial arts were one of a hundred and were not afraid of the Turkic people at all. Their rapid cavalry attacked the Turkic war assault, and the Latin infantry who raised the cross flag behind them were also motivated. They raised their shields and spears, recited the holy words, and also killed the Turkic people.
But even such a momentum did not scare the Turks. Hundreds of Turkic cavalry were already ready to fight. They were not the first time they encountered Western European knights' combat methods two hundred years ago. They were already used to the charge of fighting with their lances. Arslan led his cavalry to open their bows and arrows to shoot at the Achai knights, then threw down the bows and arrows, raising their machetes and scimitars, and killed the Latin knights. The horse cried stirred up smoke and dust to cover the sun. Under Arslan, the Turkic warriors were in several ways to attack the Achai army, and the two sides fought in a group.
On the other hand, under the Cross Battle Banner, the Achaean army rushed up, but they were greeted by archers who drew their swords and raised their masts. They would never allow these infantrymen with spears to threaten the Turkic warriors with the Achaean knights.
But it is obvious that as light infantry, Balkan archers struggled to deal with the Latin heavy infantry, and in an instant their front line showed signs of collapse.
Valarian, who saw this, also shouted: "Try to attack and defeat these pagans, only in this way can we break out of the siege!" The man's words inspired everyone. The Achaean army rolled forward and fought with the Byzantine army. He saw the Balkan archers about to be defeated, but at the last moment, the Qinzhe who had originally set up an ambush in the forest finally came out.
"Woooooooooooooo!" These nomads let out a wild wolf howl. They could no longer hold back their murderous intent. They saw the Qinshi hanging up the bowstring, and raised their short axe and slashing out and rushing behind the unprepared Latin people.
Now, Achaia's army was caught in front and back attacks and became passive.
Looking at this scene, Valalian was completely in despair. He knew that there was no hope of tearing open the other party's encirclement.
"Damn it, the Turkic dog was just at this time-!" The furious man could only continue to fight the beast. He couldn't understand why this happened. Valarian regretted that he had left unsuspectingly. If he had been more careful before, the situation might be different. But now he and the Turks fought each other in an interlaced manner, people waved and held weapons, while the Achai knights, who were under the numerals, were squeezing and fighting, and there were fewer and fewer battles.
Am I really going to die here?
Valarian thought in despair that the situation was clear at this time and it was only time to eliminate the entire army.
At this time, the battle on the entire battlefield became more and more intense. The Achaean army, who had already fallen into a dead end, had already fought to the death. Since they were dead, it would be better to bring a few more cushions. The soldiers rushed and strangled each other, even slashed together, and they would fly blood and limbs. But even so, the Turks and the Qinshimen who were lightly in battle finally wiped out all the Latins one by one.
"Retreat!" It's not just who wanted to shout first, completely defeating the Achaean army. The soldiers scattered and wanted to escape. But the feathered arrows shot away, and a scream sounded. Everyone was caught in the arrows of the Qinzhe people and fell down. The Latins dragged their weapons and wanted to hide in the jungle to hide, but none of them could escape.
Witnessing this scene, Vallarian felt heartbroken. This was his subordinate. Even if he could escape this time, he was still alone. The next second, a cold voice sounded at him.
"You can still be distracted at this time, you are really there!"
Chapter completed!