"It's here!" Justinian pointed to a river on the map - the Alfios River, which was a river between them and Tripolis, and now the next destination of the Byzantine army is here. The plains washed by the river will be an excellent place to fight.

"Here? Such a plain is very unfavorable to the Latin cavalry." Neusky looked at Justinian with some confusion. After experiencing the military reform of Emperor Manuel, he knew very well about the power of the Latin knights. At that time, the Normans used guns to charge, but they could only avoid Emperor Alexei I. Even though Justinian had Turkic cavalry under him, most of them were light cavalry responsible for harassing, and it was very difficult to fight head-on. But if they did not go to fight, the Achai knights would easily slaughter infantry.

"It seems, indeed, but it's more suitable for their cemetery." Justinian shook his head with a sneer. He had surveyed the terrain there, so he was confident in his plan. "And then I need your help."

Looking at Neuski, the "you" mentioned by Justinian was of course the Varangi Guard under his command. However, although these elite heavy infantrymen were good at charging, they were very fragile in the face of cavalry. The Battle of Durazo was the Norman Knights who defeated them.

Of course, Neuski knew this history and their weaknesses, but despite this, he believed Justinian's decision. "I believe in your decision, and I believe in His Majesty Muzfius's choice. I will be prepared and will not disappoint you. I hope you can give me a surprise."

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The army of the Achaean vassal state went south, and the Byzantine army they faced was not painful at all, which further aggravated their contempt. Therefore, the Latins were accelerating their march along the way and even abandoning some of the slow-moving infantry. This made Baron Louis, the leader of the army, who wanted to expel the Byzantines from Tripolis, but now the fanatical knights became increasingly difficult to master. As they pursued them, the army had already left Tripolis far away.

The food, supplies and many infantry were left far behind, which made Baron Louis very worried that it would be bad if he encountered an ambush by the enemy. However, the successive victory had already dazzled the knights, and they were more willing to destroy the Byzantine army and gain great military achievements. Finally, after trying every means to persuade, Baron Louis and his knights reached a compromise. After chasing the Alfios River, they had to stop advancing and wait for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements. The Latin knights who had already obtained enough military achievements then reluctantly agreed to their baron's request, but what they didn't know was on the impact plain of the Alfios River, Justinian was waiting for them to fall into the trap.

On the fourth day of the pursuit, the Achaean army finally caught up with the fleeing Byzantine troops to the banks of the Alfios River, and the Byzantine troops finally stopped retreating and set up a formation against the river, looking to fight to the death. This also made the Latin nobles happy. They undoubtedly had the advantage in their strength, and the other party was seeking death and fighting on the back of the Jedi, which gave them the confidence to completely eliminate this army.

But seeing all this, Baron Louis was not happy. He thought that the Byzantines would have time to evacuate, but now, a fierce battle is destined to be inevitable. Even if the Byzantine army has low combat power, they will fight back to the death in the Jedi. He is not willing to fight head-on with him at all to cause losses, but now a big battle is inevitable.

Looking at the remnants of the sky, the Byzantine army and the Achaean army were in a row in confrontation, and Baron Louis finally issued an order to attack.

"attack!"

On the plains in front of the Alfios River, four thousand Western European heavy infantry were divided into three large squares under the command of Baron Louis, and surrounded Justinian's army and slowly marched. He was obviously very cautious. In order to prevent the harassment of Turkic cavalry, crossbowmen and spearmen were arranged on both sides. In the backbone of the central army were hundreds of knights and their attendants. Once the Turks dared to come out, they would be torn apart by their cavalry without any mercy.

"There are too many Latin people, there are almost five thousand people. Is Justinian crazy? Fight with them in such a place." Zeodosefalon's face changed as soon as he saw the other party set up a formation. He thought Justinian wanted to fight and retreat to the south, but now it seems that he wanted to fight to the death with the Latins.

But the key is that Justinian placed his army on the banks of the river and fought back. This was absolutely terrible. Once the defeated soldiers did not even have a place to retreat, so that Zeodosefalon almost thought that Justinian had a problem with his brain.

But now everything is too late, and a big battle is inevitable.

"The whole army attacks, kill all these cowardly and cunning Greeks, and give victory to our Marquis first! Kill--" Baron Louis shouted, now that the arrow is on the string, and the Byzantines must be defeated with thunder to avoid the subsequent noble fishermen who will benefit.

As Baron Louis issued the order, the light infantry in the front of the army was the first to launch an attack as cannon fodder. They were composed of self-cultivated farmers or ordinary citizens, and their status was low, so the most dangerous task naturally fell in their hands. They were huge in number, but their armored rate was low and their morale was low, which was also their fatal weakness. Therefore, behind them were pedestrian knights and heavy infantry to press the formation into the attacking forces on the second line. Once the light infantry could not support them, they would launch the last attack on the Byzantine army.

Justinian certainly knew this. Now the attacking side is the Latins, and they are more favorable as the defensive side. He must ensure that there is no threat of retreat in the first wave of attack.

"Optimize the Latins, set fire to strike their forwards, bruise their morale, and shoot arrows!"

Under Justinian's order, the Chissian compound bow and Genoese crossbow immediately aimed at the Latin army that launched the charge.
Chapter completed!