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Chapter 39 The outcome is revealed

"What, how could this happen!" He didn't expect that the other side had a hidden cavalry team. Jonos, who was wide-eyed, couldn't believe the scene happening in front of him.

But at this time, the opponent had already predicted his battle plan before. He took a breath of air and looked at the enemy formation in disbelief. If this was really the case, then it would be terrible. In fact, Jonos was just convenient.

It felt vaguely wrong, and it was obvious that his opponent had already prepared this.

That means that he has basically fallen into the opponent's trap, but this is also terrifying. Although he doesn't want to believe it, Jonos has to admit that he was careless at this time. The traces of the stove left by the opponent's previous march

It was nothing more than a pretext to spread suspicion, confusing him into not expecting the existence of this cavalry.

At this moment, the Magyar light cavalry who were responsible for outflanking the rear of the Fort Fratza garrison were trapped instead.

What they faced was not the Bulgars who were exhausted from the fierce battle, but the Turkic cavalry who had been recuperating for a long time. These excellent warriors had been following Justinian for a long time, and they were loyal and resolute. Under their young leader

Under the leadership of Arslan, they dispersed left and right and charged towards the panicked Magyar cavalry at high speed.

"cover!"

"We are outnumbered, don't be afraid of them!"

"Press up!"

"Come on!"

The Magyars, who were startled by the inexplicable appearance of this group of Turks, still did not realize their situation and tried to rely on their numbers to resist the unstoppable attack of Arslan and his men in front of them, but they soon

I will regret it.

When most of the cavalry units on these battlefields, which were only responsible for pursuit, escape and reconnaissance, collided with the Turkic cavalry across the world, they were torn to pieces in an instant. In just the first round of charge, there were countless cavalry units.

The Er riders fell from their horses. However, they did not fall to death, but were pierced by the sharp cavalry spears before.

The Turkic cavalry did not adopt the usual roundabout way of outflanking and using bows and arrows to carry out long-range fire strikes. Instead, they directly launched a charge like the Latin cavalry. And the Magyar cavalry were their opponents. These Turkic cavalry today are no longer the same.

In the past, when they served as mercenaries, they were poorly equipped. Since they became loyal to Justinian, they have also been equipped with them.

Except for the war horse harness, the sophisticated equipment is no less than that worn by the Gulam cavalry of any sultanate. Just to paralyze the opponent, Arslan and the others put on linen robes on top of their chainmail armor.

So when on the surface the Turkic army began to gallop slowly and charged at the Magyars with their lances standing straight, the other side did not take any precautions.

Facing the arrows shot by the Magyars in the sky, the Turkic cavalry rushed quickly at this moment. The thick linen jackets and chain armor on their bodies were good protection, which perfectly reduced the Magyars' attack.

The damage of bows and arrows. But after the actual hand-to-hand combat, the battle situation immediately became one-sided.

"Retreat!" The leader of the Magyar mercenary army saw that something was going wrong, and quickly ordered his subordinates to leave the battle immediately, but it was not so easy - the Turkic cavalry at this moment was already like gangrene on the bones, how could they let go

They escaped intact.

At this moment, the two armies collided, and Arslan took the lead and led several of his attendants to break into the Magyar cavalry formation, as if they were in an uninhabited land. He rushed forward with his horse and indulged in

The Turkic man in the fight even broke the cavalry spear he used, but Arslan still wielded the heavy mace in his hand and knocked down all the enemies in front of him.

And around him, the other Turkic warriors were also selected warriors from the Khanate who were not afraid of death. Unlike Westerners, although they were mercenaries, most of them were expelled because they became victims in political struggles.

Of course, money is valuable, but they are more desperate than their European counterparts. What's more, at this moment, Justinian equipped them with iron armor and sharp knives. Even though there are a lot of Magyars in front of them, they are really not.

Being seen by them.

The Turkic warriors who entered the Magyar cavalry formation were invincible in the melee, and this scene was seen by Jonos in the distance and his heart was twisted. These were all the wealth and life he had saved with great difficulty. He had been fighting for so many years.

Tevaranesia had been entrenched and had resisted many sieges by the Kingdom of Hungary and other countries with the help of its army. But now it was being massacred one-sidedly, making this man unable to remain calm at this time.

He wished he could rush over and cut those Turkic cavalry into pieces at this moment, but he couldn't understand why there were Turks here at this moment. It was really unbelievable. He couldn't remember when Bulgaria would hire Turks from across the strait.

, but now he can't care about so much. If this continues, not only will his original plan go bankrupt, but he will even lose the lives of so many of his soldiers.

Not caring about so many, Jonos immediately ordered his army to abandon the entanglement with the defenders of Fratsaburg and instead go to meet the Magyar light cavalry who were besieged by the Turkic cavalry. With his numerical advantage, he only needed to leave a small number of troops behind.

The soldiers resisted the Bulgars, and he personally led the remaining elite to deal with the aggressive Turks.

"Wedge formation!"

Just listen to Jonos roar, and the Husar heavy cavalry around him immediately formed a triangular array, stabbing the Turkic cavalry like a spear. As the commander, he was at the head of the spear, trying to take the lead.

Use a powerful charge to defeat the Turkic cavalry in front of you.

But at this moment, the Turkic light cavalry who were still surrounding and annihilating the Magyar light cavalry quickly broke away from the fight, but instead of retreating, they immediately changed their formation.

Their next actions confused Jonos even more. He saw that these Turkic cavalry did not form a traditional cavalry array, but leaned closely against their companions and turned into a wall towards the Magyars.

They charged head-on. At first glance, these Turks seemed to be calm and motionless, but in fact they launched an amazing charge, showing no fear of the Husar cavalry who had the superior numbers.

With such a formation, aren't they afraid that if a horse falls down, they will avoid a stampede? It was the first time that he witnessed this kind of cavalry attack tactics that did not follow the routine. For some reason, Jonos always felt a little uneasy. And when the two

When the troops were reloaded together, the battle situation changed dramatically in an instant.

I thought that the Husar heavy cavalry armed with lances could easily overwhelm the small number of Turkic cavalry in front of them. However, when the two met, the scene in front of them was not that the Magyar's lances penetrated the Turks' bodies sideways, but that the Turks

The scimitar in a person's hand will naturally cut open the bodies of the Magyar cavalry in a high-speed charge. Although many Turkic cavalry were assassinated by lances in the first wave of attacks, the Turkic cavalry formed a strong cavalry but did not appear to be overwhelmed or overwhelmed.

On the contrary, the Turkic cavalry became more and more courageous as they fought, and gradually gained an advantage in the collision between the two nomads. Not only the Magyars, but also Arslan himself was surprised to find that although they were at a disadvantage in numbers, they actually withstood it!

And all of this is naturally attributed to Justinian's previous formation-wall charge. This combat method that has only been popularized in the army in modern times often exerts amazing power when dealing with old-era cavalry, and among them

The secret is that the intensive charge in modern times has minimized the number of enemy soldiers that each soldier needs to fight against.

Therefore, the Magyars who formed a wedge formation seemed to have an advantage due to their large numbers, but they were unable to deploy their formation to defeat Arslan and the others. Instead, they were besieged by the Turkic cavalry in a dense formation.

Looking at this scene, Justinian finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was not sure whether he could rely on a wall charge to block the Magyar's elite Husar cavalry. But in the end he

The bet was right, but all thanks to Arslan and his Turks

Cavalry. This set of tactics has very high requirements for the cooperation between soldiers. It requires long-term collaborative training to achieve. It can only be achieved by Arslan and other Turkic companions who get along day and night, and their own excellence also makes the wall

The power of the charge was maximized.

Not enough. Until now, Justinian still had a heavy look on his face. Although he had slightly reversed the situation of the battle, they were still in an unfavorable situation - the enemy's numerical advantage was too great. No matter how strong Arslan and the others were, their limited number plus

I am not yet proficient in mastering the wall charge, and things will change if I continue to fight fiercely.

Seeing that the time was almost noon, what Justinian wanted to wait for has not yet appeared. If it hadn't, then he would really lose this battle!

Justinian was in a mess. At the same time, Jonos and John Asen on the opposite side were equally anxious. The Magyars actually fell into a hard fight. Although the situation was not unfavorable, Jonos, who had a chance to win, couldn't help but sink.

I can't hold back my anger.

"Damn Turkic infidels!" The man roared almost through gritted teeth. At this moment, he didn't care about the many troops and invested all his troops, vowing to break through this line of defense. Jonos had already seen that as long as these Turkic cavalry were eliminated, then

The victory in this battle will definitely belong to him.







But just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly from the high mountains in the distance, a low and mournful sound of horns suddenly came. It caused everyone to look there in astonishment. How could there be a horn sound of the army's departure at this time?

?

Jonos and John Assen looked over in confusion, but what they saw suddenly sent their hearts into the cold abyss.

A dark shadow appeared above, and almost 2,500 cavalrymen came into view. They were seen holding spears and forming two wide columns, looking down at the two sides of the narrow plain.

The battle situation of military confrontation.

At this moment, they are like the most important weights on the scale of victory, and every move they make will mean which side the goddess of victory will favor.

At this time, the eyes of Noon became more and more dazzling. At this time, all the soldiers who were still fighting fiercely were involuntarily stunned, trying to figure out what the intention of this army was.

At this time, the army of cavalry finally moved. They were seen galloping down the hillside, and when people finally saw the flag behind the cavalry clearly.

Justinian finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted off his body, because he saw the flag that he had been waiting for for a long time - the eagle flag that belonged to the glorious Roman Empire.

Unexpectedly, the Vadarites still kept it, and this proved that Justinian had not misjudged their loyalty. On the other hand, although they recognized the Byzantine military flag, the Magyar mercenary's

The leader still doesn't know what to do

What happened? Aren’t we dealing with the Bulgars? Why did the Byzantine army appear out of nowhere? Beside Jonos, John Assen showed an expression on his face that he finally understood something, and he immediately got rid of the shock.

Come out and shout loudly:

"Quick, quick, they are in a group! Hurry and retreat!"

The first thing that occurred to him was not how to defend, but to avoid fighting and evacuate here. John Asen already understood who the enemy he had dealt with before was. He should have guessed it a long time ago. From the time those Turkic cavalry appeared, he should have realized

The Bulgar nobleman was filled with regret. He never expected that Justinian, a Greek, would appear here and side with Archduke Boril.

In Thessaloniki, John Asen had already seen the power of Moria's little fox, and his brother Ivan's fear of the Greek boy had already proved all this. If the fierce battle continued, something bad would happen.

of.

But it was too late for John Assen to give the order to retreat. He only heard Greek shouting from the high mountains——

"Long live the glory of the Roman Empire, fight for His Majesty the Emperor and defeat the enemies of God!"

Led by Semius, the leader of the Vadaritai, thousands of cavalry rushed towards them. Although they were all lightly-armed cavalry, they all held weapons such as Byzantine cavalry axes and scimitars that were not very handy.

But their shouts of killing shook the earth, and their horse hooves made the entire valley tremble. On the other hand, on the side of the Magyars, at this moment they had lost all their energy and were exhausted from the previous fierce battle with Justinian.

This was when they were most vulnerable. The first to waver was the Magyar army that was previously responsible for containing the infantry led by Justinian. Facing the enemies rushing toward them like a tide, the first to leave were the terrified officers.

His soldiers were killed, and then the frightened warriors threw off their helmets and fled in all directions, causing the military formation that could barely hold back to be suddenly shattered and turned into a feast of killing spree for the cavalry.

"Oh God!"
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