Chapter 59: The Fall of the Latins
In 1207, after being ravaged by the Latino iron hooves for several years, Molia finally ushered in liberation.
This was a year destined to be remembered by the empire. Justinian, who replaced Anastasiusko Munin as the tyrant of Moglia, defeated the Latin coalition outside the city of Argos, completely annihilated the main force of the Latins, and finally got rid of the Latin invasion and returned to the arms of Roman mothers. Later history books have many different opinions on this battle. Some say that Justinian led the way and personally led the cavalry to break through the Latin front, while others claimed that he saw a La that day.
The sudden withdrawal of the battlefield in the battle was a stalemate, which led to the defeat of the Latins. What else did not know about this was eventually forgotten with the loss of time. People only knew that the disastrous defeat of the Latins outside the city of Argos herald the complete end of the era of the separatist rule of the Peloponnese, and then Justinian's control of the entire Molia became a turning point in the war between the Romans and the Latins, bringing light to the revival of the empire.
In this service, the Latin army left thousands of corpses outside the city of Argos, and more than 10,000 captured and surrendered. Most of the main forces of the Latin coalition were eliminated, among which many noble knights from the Principality of Athens and the Marquis of Achaia were killed. The Latins were completely injured and there was no possibility of a comeback. When the spoils were seized, when piles of weapons and armor were piled together into a hill, everyone could not believe their eyes. They could actually achieve such great results! When the Roman heavy armored cavalry broke the Latin army from the flank, the rebels who had no will to resist completely fled in scattered, but they were already in a desperate situation of attacks from the front and back, and more people died in chaos and were trampled on each other. Because of this, when seeing this scene, the Roman soldiers only felt that it was too unreal.
At this time, in the city of Argos, the surviving defenders finally came out of the city to meet with the main force outside. They were so excited, especially Carlodsey. When he rushed out, he hugged his son and kissed his forehead hard. Both father and son cried for the joy of both sides being able to escape from death. Only less than half of the more than 500 soldiers who were guarding the city were left. Such tragic casualties, despite their victory, could not help but feel sad. Fortunately, the sacrifices of the dead were not in vain. Carlodsey felt that he had no regrets even if he could die.
"Where is His Highness Justinian?" He recovered from the excitement and looked at his son, Carlodsey asked. He looked around and found that there were soldiers who cleaned the battlefield and generals and nobles who were commanding and dispatching, but he did not see their grand duke.
Godric looked at his father blankly, shook his head, and said, "I don't know, after the war just ended, Lord Justinian commanded the cavalry to rush into the enemy formation, we have never seen him again."
"What did you say?" Carlodsey changed color after hearing his son's answer. Although they had won, if Justinian, the Lord of Moria, had any mistakes, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to them. However, even if Carlodsey was anxious, it would be useless, because although the battle was over, there were countless corpses on the messy battlefield. Where did they go to find the missing Justinian.
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On the other side, Neuski was also anxious about Justinian's disappearance at this time. Although he had won a great victory, thousands of Latin soldiers still fled the battlefield. Some people claimed that he saw Justinian leading the cavalry to chase the Latins in the direction of retreating, which was undoubtedly the news that Neuski wanted to hear the least.
Even though the main force of the enemy was annihilated, the Latins' remnants and defeated generals could not be careless about it. After all, do not pursue the enemy. However, Neusky never expected that Justinian, who should not know this, led a small number of cavalry to pursue him. Neusky, who was worried about Justinian's safety, immediately ordered Faucas to lead an army to pursue Justinian along the direction of the Latin escape, and be sure to ensure his safety.
"It's all for you." Looking at Fokas, Neuski said. It's not unreasonable that the young nobleman in front of him was entrusted with important tasks by Justinian. When Leosgrace suddenly launched a rebellion, he was calm and calm and lurking among the rebels and finally gave Leosgrace a fatal blow, which finally saved Molia from being miserable. Therefore, Neuski, who could not escape, handed over such important tasks to him.
And Forcaspapapadoros nodded, "Don't worry, I will protect Lord Justinian's safety, but I think since Your Highness does this, it must be his intention. You are not too worried about it."
"I hope this is the case!" Neuski sighed. This was not the first time. Although he was already a noble man, Justinian still rushed forward with arrows and did not look like the Grand Duke of the Empire. So Neuski was worried every time he cooperated with Justinian to fight, fearing that something unexpected happened. This time he vaguely guessed that Justinian should have a backup plan, but he had to eliminate all potential dangers to be at ease. Therefore, Neuski chose to let Faucas lead his troops to the rescue.
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At the same time, Justinian did lead his cavalry to pursue the fleeing Latin army in a hurry. In the midst of a melee, the imperial army that rushed into the Latin army camp did complete a perfect beheading operation. More than half of the Latin nobles died in the chaos, but only Alexander, the leader of the Latin coalition, broke through the siege under the protection of his personal guards.
Although Alexander lost most of his army, he was still unwilling to fail like this and still attempted to make a comeback. However, Justinian would not give him this opportunity to escape all the way. At this moment, the Latin army was being bitten by the cavalry led by Justinian.
"These damn Greeks!"
Looking at the pursuers behind him, Alexander gritted his teeth. At this time, he realized that the real goal of the Greeks behind him was actually him. If he let him go, the other party would definitely not die.
"Fight with them!" Alexander made up his mind and ordered the army to stop and turn around to prepare for the battle.
At this time, there were still more than 2,000 soldiers loyal to him by his side, which was undoubtedly Alexander's last possession. But now, the man had no choice, so in his name, the Latin soldiers lined up and re-formed a dense formation. The thick smoke from the horse's hooves in the distance covered the sky and the sun was obviously the Greek cavalry approaching them.
All the Latin soldiers suddenly became nervous. The battle just now still made everyone feel scared, and they even said they were absent-minded. They were nervous and stared at the Greek cavalry in the distance and got closer and closer to them.
Seeing the Latins stop, the heavy cavalry led by Justinian also stopped pursuing and confronted the Latin army.
Although the victorious army took advantage of the victory to pursue, Justinian dared not be careless at all, especially now that his cavalry has experienced two bloody battles and can no longer bear the physical strength.
At this time, in the Latin army, a little nobleman held a white flag that was free from war and came to the Roman army to seek negotiations.
"His Highness Justinian, on behalf of His Majesty Alexander, I hope to negotiate with you." said the trembling nobleman, but no one responded.
After a long time, Justinian slowly walked out of the military formation, "Negotiation? Why do I need to negotiate? I have given you a chance in the last negotiation." Faced with the Latino's proactive peace, Justinian said coldly without any appreciation.
The Latin nobles said seriously: "His Majesty Alexander has admitted his defeat. He is willing to ask you for peace and tribute. Now that the two sides continue the war, I believe that it will not benefit both of us. Although we only have less than two thousand men left, they are the essence of the Crusaders. And you and your army are indeed brave, how long can it last?"
The young nobleman said jokingly, with a hint of soft and hard work, and he believed that after weighing the pros and cons, Justinian would definitely choose to give in.
However, what he had not expected was that Justinian did not take the threat from the other party seriously and said coldly: "So what, if you are confident, you can try it and see if you have the qualifications to negotiate with me!" Courage surged in his blue eyes, Justinian drew out the sword in his hand and said to the Imperial Warriors behind him.
"Prepare to charge, use God's spear to defeat the heresies of the Latin people! Let them pay the price and pay the blood debts and blood!" Justinian roared, and the cavalry behind them were also imitating praying for God's protection in the form of praying for the protection of God to make their war smoothly. The war was about to break out, and the air seemed to solidify at this moment. The nervous people understood that a fierce battle was inevitable.
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Looking at the Roman cavalry, whose clothes and armor were already broken, the Latin soldiers couldn't help but feel anxious. They did have the advantage of numbers, but they were facing an elite and powerful cavalry unit, which was undoubtedly a great threat to them. But now, the Latins had no choice but to go to the battlefield to prepare to fight the Greeks to the death.
"Attack!" Amid Justinian's command, the horn of the Roman army sounded.
The cavalry formed a special wedge formation of cavalry, like a spear that directly stabbed the Latin army array. This formation was most suitable for cavalry assault operations. Although it was not as powerful as a wall charge, it was the last mobile army. Even when facing the Latin spear, the heavily armored cavalry continued to advance bravely without stopping. The fierce charge made the Latins have the idea of retreating before they even fought.
"Kill" Justinian rushed to the front of the wedge formation, acting as a spearhead. Behind him, the Imperial cavalry continued to lean closely together, following Justinian's sword edge, and rushed towards the central nuclear part of the Latin army camp.
Now the elite soldiers under Alexander were completely helpless in the face of this almost impeccable charge, because the formation formed by the Roman cavalry only attacked a little, and the other Latin nobles who had mediocre reactions were stabbed to pieces before they could figure out what was going on.
Three cavalry units, under the call of the red black fox battle flag, the heroic iron-armored warriors waved their maces and quickly killed the Latins' first defense. The vanguard cavalry soon broke into the place where the Latin commander's original flag was located, and the outer defense they were doing was torn to pieces. In the smoke and dust, Justinian's soldiers shouted fierce battles, almost experiencing conflicts with the Latins' king's guards, which directly led to the civil war.
"All soldiers follow me to attack, press forward, and use your attack to suppress their fatigue and slackness! Don't give the enemy a chance to breathe." As the attack began, Justinian held his spear and shouted the soldiers to launch an attack on the defeated Latin soldiers. He only heard him encourage him: "I know that some of you are tired of war. But you must understand that the war horses are already very tired, but in the end these horses still choose to obey their masters and be willing to give everything."
"This group of cursed Greeks." Seeing his army being captured by the Greeks like fragile eggs, Alexander was angry and embarrassed. While ordering his army to intercept the cavalry at all costs, he also sent people to recruit other dispersed Latin soldiers to gather together to prepare for another counterattack. Even if he failed to take down Molia this time, if Justinian could be killed, it would be the greatest achievement for Alexander.
More and more Latin soldiers rushed up to block Justinian and his cavalry. This was also the double resistance and pressure that Justinian felt. They were worthy of being the soldiers under the king. They all participated in the Crusades. They saw that from Justinian, all other Byzantine heavy cavalry robes were completely stained with blood, and the spears in their hands were bent because they tore the bodies of too many enemies. On the miserable battlefield, both sides almost devoted all their strength, but they still couldn't decide the winner for a while. But at this moment, an army behind Alexander suddenly appeared. As its military appearance appeared, Alexander was subconsciously surprised.
Chapter completed!