I am Da Song

Chapter 522 The arrogant soldier will be defeated
Byzantine Emperor Manuel I can be regarded as absolutely young and promising. He was full of vigor and good at fighting in the military.

More importantly, as a young man, he has a very broad mind and can endure what ordinary people cannot bear.

Even though the Crusaders, as an ally, deeply harmed the interests of Byzantium, he did not get angry and do irrational things.Instead, he restrained his anger very tenaciously, recognized the reality and continued to strengthen cooperation.

To meet these belated and arrogant crusaders, Emperor Manuel himself led his Varangian guards to meet Holy Roman Emperor Condela III.

The uniforms of the Holy Roman Empire army are black, which is incompatible with the purple of Byzantium.

In Thrace, the two sides completed the meeting, but the atmosphere of the meeting was very unfriendly.

The main reason is that these nobles of the Holy Roman Empire are proud like roosters.

Thus, there was a running joke in the Byzantine barracks.Know the difference between an officer of the Holy Roman Empire and a rooster?The feathers of the rooster popped up from the rear when the rooster showed off, and the feathers of the officers of the Holy Roman Empire adorned the chest.Because their faces are like chicken butts, they have to be covered with feathers to stop them from showing off their stinking beauty.

But the Holy Roman Empire did have a proud capital. The emperor had just defeated the barbarians who invaded the frontier, and his prestige was unprecedented.The knights in the northern part of the empire were convinced and took the initiative to lead their troops to follow the emperor to the south.This swelled the Holy Roman Empire's army from 2 to 3.

They believed that they would be able to defeat the Eastern army, so after the imperial army arrived in Constantinople, Condela personally gave a speech to his [-] soldiers in front of the city wall.

"You must realize that we live in a time of catastrophe and destruction. The enemy of mankind, the red tide in the east, makes all parts of the world smell of decay. Before us, there is evil without punishment."

"The laws of man and the rules of religion have been powerless to prevent moral decay and evil to prevail. Pagan devils occupy the throne of truth, and God has cast a curse upon his temple."

"O you who listen to me, appease the wrath of heaven, but do not seek his mercy with empty complaints. Put on mourning, put on your impenetrable armor .The bloody sword, the exhaustion of the march, the persecution and hardship that God requires of you. Quickly defeat the heretics to wash away your sins. Retaking the Holy Land will be your reward for repentance."

"Take up arms quickly. May divine wrath make you mighty in battle, and may the Christian world resound with the words of the prophets: Cursed be he whose sword does not stain blood."

"Warriors of Christ, the Christ who gave his life for you today demands your life in return. You deserve this battle, for it is glorious to win and blessed to die."

"Glorious knights, valiant defenders of the cross, remember the example of your forefathers who conquered Jerusalem, whose names are engraved in heaven. Abandon all that will perish on earth, and it is the evergreen tree that you should seize, and conquer is an eternal kingdom."

Thirty thousand soldiers cheered in front of the high walls of Constantinople, and their roars shook the heavens and earth.

"This scene is so majestic and majestic, and everyone who looks at it is terrified." A Turkic spy said convincingly to Li Yanxian, the chief general of the Song Army.

"The emperor's blazing authority is like the light of the kingdom of God. He defeated the barbarians and gained unparalleled prestige. Now he is marching southward, and his army is as numerous as the sea, his spears are like reeds, and his shields are like a heavy wall. In his army In front, no one can block his front."

After listening, Li Yanxian did not feel where the Turkic man was frightened and trembling. Instead, he looked at Yue Yun with a puzzled face and asked, "So...if I understand correctly. What he meant was A Thai-Western king won a border counterattack with 3 people, and then led this exhausted army from all the way from the north?"

"Switching to the Central Plains, that is, a frontier general won a battle, blocked the barbarians, didn't he defeat the barbarians, and then transferred from the northern border to the southern border? His majesty...is reflected in where?"

Yue Yun smiled and waved to the Turkic spies to let him back, and then said: "Compared with the unified dynasty, the glory of the Taixi people seems a bit ridiculous. Jieshuai might as well regard them as princes in troubled times. Guan Yu led the army three times. Wan defeated Yu Jin's Seventh Division, and the Central Plains were shaken, and Cao Cao intended to move his capital."

Li Yanxian folded his arms on his chest and said, "That's really far away. If we go back to a thousand years ago, three thousand cavalry can determine the ancient times where the destiny belongs."

"But they are so arrogant, it is an opportunity to take advantage of. What do you think of the combat deployment?"

Yue Yun said: "I think we can target this point and lure the enemy to go deep. You don't have to lure the enemy too far, as long as they stay away from the walls of Constantinople, after the defeat, the stragglers will not be able to retreat back to Constantinople if they have no food and grass." Dinburgh will do."

Li Yanxian nodded and said, "Arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated. In their current state, as long as they are lured a little by the Turks, they will follow the Turkic cavalry and rush into our preset battlefield."

"About the location of the battlefield, I have a suggestion." Shi Yuyunwen, the guard who came all the way from Tokyo, pushed the map away and said, "In the past few years since the war started, I have been studying people's reflections and conclusions on the last war."

"Don't underestimate the Turkic people. I found that they were deeply impressed by the defeat in the last battle, and they have conducted deep reflection in all aspects and set up special coping plans."

"This means that even if we don't intervene in this battle. Only the Puritans fight the Crusaders, and their chances of winning are extremely high. It's just that their weak offensive may only be entangled in defeating their opponents, but they cannot play a devastating battle. win."

Yue Yun said with a smile: "Now, the lessons learned by the Puritans from the last battle have become the achievements of Master Wang."

Yu Yunwen also couldn't help laughing, the biggest advantage of the Holy Dynasty is that it is inclusive, good at learning, and able to turn other people's excellent achievements into its own advantages.

He pointed to the map and said: "According to their records, the Puritan army was very particular about choosing a battlefield. The best place to line up is a closed area with rivers and swamps in front and mountains and hills in the back. When setting up an ambush, the best So that the sun and the wind are behind the army. This is because they are afraid of the collective charge of the western knights, so they control and use the reserve force more carefully."

(End of this chapter)