"Sir, this is too risky. It is best to retreat now!" Baptiste urged. More than half of the cavalry troops were killed or wounded, but Viscount Seine in front of him did not listen at all. The knights under his command during this expedition were not only

It only came from his own vassals, but also from subordinates of other nobles. The knights suffered heavy casualties in the previous ambush. Viscount Senna knew that if he could not produce results, he would not be able to account for such losses anyway.

Therefore, despite seeing the power of the Roman army, this man still refused to give up and used his remaining strength to attempt a retaliatory counterattack against the Roman army, which played exactly into Justinian's plan.

Gamblers are always like this, hoping to get out of the game in the hope of a comeback, but the reality is that they are gradually falling into a quagmire that they cannot struggle to move.

"The enemies from the northeast and northwest are encircling us!"

"Latin archers appear on our flanks!"

"The enemy cavalry has escaped from our encirclement!"

At this time, the scouts and cavalry were constantly coming and going to convey news to Justinian, and all of this was as expected by Justinian. Finally, after creating a possibility for the other party to think that there was a possibility of success, the city of Argos

The Latins came out in full force. Just wanting to devour this enemy army was not that simple. An army of more than 5,000 people was definitely a big force. If they killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses, it would be impossible to eliminate them.

What Justinian didn't want to see was that he never needed a Pyrrhic victory.

And at this point, Nevsky next to him also knew very well that it was not enough to just capture the city of Argos. They also had to hold it to achieve the effect of cutting off the lifeblood of the Achaean princedom. And everything that followed was

It was decided in the hands of this somewhat immature young man.

"What are you going to do, Justinian?"

"It can only be said that we are almost certain. Nevsky, can your people still fight?" he asked seriously. Justinian's eyes fell on the man in front of him. He just wanted to defeat the Latin Knights.

The charge had already suffered heavy losses, and the only force he could directly mobilize around him now was the Nordic Guards.

Nevsky also nodded with a proud expression, "Of course there is no problem. For the Varangians, this sentence has never been impossible to achieve in the creed!"

"Then... I'll leave everything to you!" Justinian said.

At this time, in the entire half-mile-long position in front of the city of Argos, about two thousand heavy infantrymen were gathering on the left wing, holding halberds and spears, making noise and forming a dense formation. Only spears were visible.

There was a forest atmosphere, and the wall of Latin infantry seemed to be able to block the charge of all cavalry. Behind them, there were French archers and Italian crossbowmen with their bows drawn.

These are undoubtedly the elite among the elite, far stronger than the enemies they encountered in Tripolis. The morale of these regular troops from foreign countries is high and their numbers are superior. Therefore, even if the forward cavalry is defeated, there will be no trace of it.

Destroy their courage to attack.

The soldiers who formed the horizontal formation rushed towards the enemy in front of them with their spears held flat. The small amount of Turkic cavalry harassment could not pose a substantial threat to them, and the Pronian cavalry was also not enough to tear their phalanx apart.

.

"kill--"

At the call of Viscount Seine, the Latins launched fearless charges one after another, while ensuring that there was no chaos in the formation. Without the threat of long-range troops, these heavy infantry attacks were almost invincible as long as they were coordinated properly.

Suddenly, the battle situation once again took a turn for the worse. This time it was the Greeks' turn to retreat steadily. Many of the Greek infantry who took the lead in the battle were recruits and militia recruited temporarily. They collapsed almost as soon as they came into contact. This directly led to the Greek infantry line being defeated.

of collapse.

Looking at this scene, Senafanis sneered, "There is no formation, the flags are messed up, it's just a little conspiracy, but after all, the weak enemy will show its flaws once the decisive battle is fair and just!" The initial victory made this

The man once again thought that the goddess of victory had favored him, and was even more convinced that he could defeat the invading enemy in front of him in one go.

But at this moment, the sound of a horn suddenly sounded in the distance, attracting everyone's attention, and then the violent sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the hillside on the side. Sir Baptiste immediately felt something was wrong and hurriedly raised his eyes.

, it is obvious that the Byzantine Pronian heavy cavalry has been restrained by the forward troops. It stands to reason that there are no more troops using horses on the battlefield. Where can the sound of horse hooves come from?

But when he saw the scene on the hill, his face turned pale and he dropped his riding crop to the ground tremblingly.

It was a cavalry team that had been ambushing. They had obviously been waiting on the hillside for a long time. No matter how the battle situation changed before, they had not made any move. It was not until this moment that they let their horses rush down the steep slope.

The target of this attack is undoubtedly Viscount Seine, who is commanding the central army.

Just listening, the frightened Sir Baptiste shouted desperately: "Be careful, enemy attack!"

On the other side, the heavy cavalry who abandoned the light green blanket as a camouflage finally launched a charge, and they were led by Captain Leo. They were the absolute ace in Justinian's hands, with all weapons and all colors.

Although there are not many people, they can be regarded as absolute elites. Justinian spent

The armored cavalry, which was built with heavy gold, completely replicated the equipment of the armored cavalry in the history of the Byzantine Empire. Both men and horses were made of ultra-thick armor made of cotton armor, zha armor, and mail armor. They were indestructible, so even if Justinian controlled Ali

Kesai III spent most of the wealth he acquired, but in the end only these few elites were installed.

So until this time, Justinian was not willing to officially put them into the battlefield. Compared with Archduke Anastasius' Latin heavy armored cavalry, Justinian's armor equipment was only missing once.

Practical experience.

Seeing the iron hooves rolling in, all the Achaean soldiers were caught off guard. When they reacted, the Roman armored cavalry was already within easy reach of them, frightening the unsuspecting Latins.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

Viscount Seine also yelled hoarsely in fear, asking the archers around him to stop the cavalry on the opposite side from rushing here. Then the formation spread out and the rows of archers picked up their bows and shot arrows at the armored heavy cavalry. However, this was not possible at all.

To no avail, for these mobile fortresses, things like bows and arrows have no way of penetrating the absolute defense composed of these three layers of armor.

The only thing that could be counted on was the shield wall formed by his soldiers. Seeing that the rain of arrows shot by the archers had no effect on the Byzantines, Viscount Senna ordered the soldiers to move closer, but he saw a forest of spears and giant shields juxtaposed like a solid wall.

The city wall blocked the Byzantine armored cavalry in an attempt to withstand this sudden attack.

However, when the Latin soldiers saw such a terrifying momentum, their faces turned pale, and they could only pray to God to protect them.

When the enemy approached, the Latins discovered that the armored cavalry in front of them were wearing black iron masks like devils in hell. This made the Latins even more frightened. But Viscount Seine and Barton, who were commanding the army,

However, Sir Tiste and the two found something else wrong. The Greek cavalry in front of them did not charge with guns. They were holding short javelins in their hands.

The moment it entered their shooting range, it was thrown violently at the unprepared Latin army. After a wave of volleys, a new one was drawn from behind. The heavy javelin was like a dense rain that drew a beautiful arc in the air and passed directly over

The shield wall penetrated the bodies of the Achaean soldiers. Their throwing was extremely superb. Most of those who were shot had blood spurting from their throats or chests and died on the spot.

This scene immediately caused chaos to the Achaean army that suffered huge casualties. The frightening effect caused by javelin kills can be said to be immediate. The formation of scattered and pushing soldiers finally showed its flaws at this moment. The shield that should have become a steel barrier

There were cracks in the wall infantry line, which seemed insignificant, but to the armored cavalry, it was like a shark smelling blood.

With earth-shattering momentum and unparalleled strength, Justinian's armored cavalry rushed into the enemy's formation. As expected, Justinian's armored cavalry did not disappoint him in any way, directly crushing the opponent's defense line. It was like a dangerous sharp knife, piercing directly.

to the heart of the Latin people, while at the same time the striker

The Achaean army on the line had no time to withdraw, which also gave the armored cavalry the opportunity to cut through the Achaian army's defense line. This time it was the Greeks' turn to drag out Viscount Senna and behead him. As long as this man was killed, the entire

The war situation fell completely under Justinian's control.

Justinian, who witnessed this scene, also showed a winner's smile in advance.

And the horn of "Woooo--" sounded, and the Varangian Guards, led by Nevsky, also entered the battlefield. The Nordic soldiers wearing nose helmets, heavy chainmails, and holding heavy axes and round shields

The warriors were invincible, cutting down the enemies in front of them with three strikes, and waving back and shouting loudly. It was they who blocked the pace of the Latin front army, so that they did not even have a chance to go back to support.

The Latins, who were having trouble finishing for a while, finally fell into chaos, especially when they saw the Byzantine armored heavy cavalry rushing into the central army like steel monsters, unstoppable, which made all the Achaean soldiers uneasy.

.If anything happens to Viscount Seine, who is commanding this battle, it is foreseeable that the entire legion will collapse without a leader.

…

At this moment, on the other side, Viscount Senna was leading the knights under his command to resist the attack of the Greek heavy cavalry. In just a moment, the opponent defeated all the infantry around him, hoping that the soldiers would reorganize to resist.

It is no longer possible, the only one who can fight is the body

He was surrounded by the Achaean knights who had suffered heavy losses before. He had no choice! As long as he repulsed the enemies here and retreated safely, he would immediately close the door and clear the country. After seeing the terror of Justinian, Senaphanes finally

I regretted why I didn't listen to the advice of Baptiste beside me.

"Block me!" shouted with a tone of despair, Viscount Senna ordered the cavalry around him to fight against the armored cavalry. However, dozens of knights of various colors without horse armor suddenly grabbed their spears and slammed into them.

However, it was like rushing towards a moving steel fortress.

I saw them tearing apart and colliding with each other, the wails of war horses and the wails of knights one after another, the Latin cross swords and the Roman maces swinging at each other, splashing blood and brains.

In just an instant, more than half of the Latins were wiped out. Whether it was equipment or morale, the Western European knights were at a huge disadvantage at this time, not to mention that they were exhausted from the previous battles, and the cavalry on the opposite side had

Many of them were Normans and Illyrians hired by Justinian from Sicily, and they themselves were extremely fierce.

The front line had almost collapsed, and they had no confidence to fight anymore. The Latin knights finally turned their horses and fled. Seeing people running away all around, Viscount Senna was furious. This was simply an insult to the name of the knights.

"Bastard, we have no way out at this moment. You are in such chaos. Do you want to push the whole army into despair? Rearrange the formation and force the Greeks back!"

There is a reason why Senna is so anxious. Once this place is lost, it means that the entire army will be caught in a two-sided attack, and without his command, so many troops without a leader will be just cattle and sheep to be slaughtered.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Senafanis shouted, everything was of no avail. Only then did he realize that the front line of his former army had also been destroyed by the surprise attack he encountered here. Fortunately, the Varangians who came over were invincible along the way.

, brandishing a heavy battle ax condescendingly, he tore a hole open, finally giving the Pronian cavalry and the Turkic cavalry an opportunity to take advantage.

The cavalry like a tide immediately swarmed up, and seeing that even the knights on their side had fled without a fight, the Achaean soldiers could no longer resist. Those who threw away their helmets, those who took off their armor, or turned around.

Run away, or simply surrender, as there is no longer any intention to resist.

The fleeing soldiers trampled on each other, were killed, and became even more chaotic. They were soon cut off by the Roman army that gathered in the encirclement. And witnessing all this, Viscount Senna was also in a state of despair. He had already seen his men.

The whole army was destroyed but nothing could be done.

But at this moment, Sir Baptiste on the side suddenly dragged him off his horse and shouted: "Lord Senna, please wake up, we have not lost yet!"
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