"Run!"

"Long live Achaia!"

In the tsunami of the Latins, the knights led heavy cavalry to charge against the Qinzhe people. For these archers, the cavalry was a natural killer. The Achai knights could no longer wait to enjoy the pleasure of rushing in the crowd. However, the Qinzhe people stood there and seemed to be afraid but showed no signs of escaping, and they did not shoot with arrows, which made the knights who witnessed all this very strange.

However, no one slowed down the speed of the charge because in their opinion, nothing could stop once the heavy cavalry launched the charge.

But the next second, everything changed drastically.

The fierce and brave heavy cavalry rushed to the position of the Qinzhan people less than a hundred steps away, but when the war horses stepped into the muddy land, the charge of the entire cavalry team was interrupted. The soil on the river beach was somehow poured into the muddy river water. The war horses carrying heavy cavalry stepped into it and could not move at once. In an instant, most of the cavalry's war horses were trapped in the mud, and it was not until this time that Giles and Charlie realized that this was a trap.

The Byzantines dug up the Alfios River long ago and turned the land in front of their positions into mud. This is a trap, a trap Justinian had already prepared for the Latins.

But no one would have expected such a tactic, because it was not until 110 years later, when the Principal of Athens and the Catalan mercenaries fought, that Catalan mercenaries defeated the superior forces of the Principal of Athens in one fell swoop. At the beginning, the mercenary group seized thirty castles for the Duke, but after the war, the Duke did not pay the agreed remuneration to the mercenary group on time and tried to drive it away. Therefore, both sides fought with the Duke's army near the Sefisos River.

The Athenians had an absolute advantage in military strength. Their cavalry had about 6,000, including 700 Frank knights, and their infantry had more than 20,000. They had a crushing situation against the Catalan mercenary group, and the Turkic cavalry under their command were not trusted. This situation was exactly the same as Justinian at this time. But despite such unfavorable conditions, the mercenary group wisely dug the river and submerged the land in front of their formation into mud. The Duke of Athens believed too much about the combat effectiveness of his Frank heavy knights and recklessly led them to charge head-on by the mercenary group, but they all fell into a quagmire. The duke and most of the knights were killed, and the remaining duke troops were dispersed and massacred by the Turks. The mercenary group then occupied Athens.

The current situation of the Achaean knights is undoubtedly exactly the same as that of the Athenian army a hundred years later. The battle example of Catalonia's defeat of the Athenian army is a classic of light infantry fighting heavy cavalry as well as the Battle of Alcukin. Justinian has been ready to copy it from the beginning. The beach of the Alfios River, which is very similar to the Sefiosos River on the terrain, is naturally the most suitable for holding a grand funeral for the Achaean knights.

"Damn it, the cunning Greek, this is an ambush, retreat quickly!"

"No, everyone dismounted and fought! Eliminate these pagans."

The Achai knights immediately realized that they had fallen into the trap, and the group of Qinzhe who seemed to be unthreatening was simply bait. However, as elites among the elite, they did not panic, but immediately chose to dismount and fight. The knights were as good as warriors even without war horses. The knights holding cross sword hook sickle battle axe rushed towards the Qinzhe in the mud.

But on the other hand, the Qinshiren, who seemed panicked, also changed his face in an instant, like a ferocious wild wolf showing his fangs.

Holding the Eastern-style scimitar, the Chins and Latin warriors met in a short battle, then launched a death sword dance, circled around, killing each other, jumping back and forth, and shouting and scolding. The scimitar used by the nomads was so fast that the knights in heavy armor could not keep up. Standing in the mud, the more flexible Qins, who were not wearing armor, obviously had the upper hand. One knight did not stand firmly, and his opponent immediately swung his knife to draw an arc. The blade cut into the gap in the armor at his waist, cutting his abdomen, and directly cutting his abdomen, and the crushed intestines were pulled out.

At this moment, the heavy cavalry of Achaia were as at a loss as the French knights in the Battle of Alcukin a hundred years later facing the longbowmen and the Athenian knights who encountered Catalan mercenaries.

The Latins who were trapped in the mud became more and more tired as the battle continued. Their fully armed armor had become a huge burden, but even so, they did not give up hope, because they could escape the trap by defeating these inspectors.

Sure enough, the fierce Qinzhe people were at a disadvantage in number and some could not hold on. Even though the tired Latin soldiers became more and more brave, it was only a matter of time before the Qinzhe people retreated.

"The Qincha barbarian can't stop it, kill it!" Sir Giles, who saw this, roared, and once again led the way and killed a Qincha warrior with one sword, which also inspired the morale of the soldiers under his command to rush to fight.

But the next second, the heavy-handed battle axe shattered Sir Gilles' head and his helmet to smash everyone's last hope.

Hundreds of warriors holding tomahawks rushed over and joined the battlefield, turning the balance of war again.

Looking at the shaky axe, Sir Charlie, the commander of the cavalry, shouted in a daze: "The Varangi people are the Varangi people!" His voice was filled with fear. He was so disobedient that he had the urge to run away. Because he remembered the scene of his besieging Constantinople. When he attacked the city wall, he saw the horror of the Varangi guards and almost became the soul under the axe. He has not forgotten that fear.

But why are there Varangi guards here? They were destroyed after besieging Constantinople.

This is Justinian's last method. Whether it is the Battle of Alkukin or the Battle of Sefisos, the ending of either heavy infantry or Turkic cavalry. If you want to kill the fully armed dismounted knights, it is impossible to complete it with light infantry. Neuski summoned the Valangi Guards scattered overseas in the past few months. They entered the Latin battle formation in light chain mail, helmets, holding battle axes, and immediately waved blood rain, harvesting the lives of the Achaean knights like chopping melons and vegetables. At the same time, a raging fire was ignited in the mud - a layer of black oil was floating in the river water that poured back into the mud, and that was the last gift Justinian prepared for them [Guardian Fire]

"It's Greek fire!" The Latin knight who had seen this powerful thing in Constantinople shouted in horror, but before he could escape, he was swallowed by the flames.

In a moment, the outcome of the battle was decided-
Chapter completed!