king of ros

Chapter 512 Fighting Norman Again
For the birth of the third generation, Rostislav was ecstatic when he received the news, but after the joy, he was overjoyed. He was also going to be a grandfather.

Although he was very moved by the passage of time, this did not affect him holding a celebration in Kyiv to make everyone happy for the news. Rostislav now knows how to use the celebration to gain fame and support.

While Kyiv is going through its happy daily life again, in Constantinople in the south, another round of war is about to begin.

"What? Why? Why are you in command?"

In the barracks of the Varangian Guards, the shouts above the captain of the guard were very eye-catching, but most of them just looked up and continued with their work. Know what happened this time.

"Volorida, why do you need to ask? Of course it's because of your performance. How did you kill so many of our northern children so quickly?"

Vasilko looked at his brother quite speechlessly, really, it also hindered him from doing what he liked.

"War is not like this. Casualties are normal."

Volorida said confidently, and Vasilko didn't continue to argue with him, but just shook his head and didn't say anything more. Anyway, it's pointless to continue discussing this topic.

And Vasiliko knew that despite Volorida's resistance here, he actually accepted the arrangement of his elder brother in his heart, but he said that this guy would make trouble, so he didn't bother to argue about this issue. what.

"I don't know if the emperor can succeed this time. He has failed three times against the Normans."

Vasilko looked at the tower of the Brecher Palace - now the new imperial palace of the empire - Alexios must be working hard for his empire somewhere inside.

"It's hard to say, I can only say it's hard to say, God knows if Alexios has summed up the correct way of fighting, the Greek army can't stop the Norman charge at all, only my people can resist one or two, but what's the use of that?" ? If the other troops are also finished, they will still have to run along with them, causing heavy casualties to my men."

Volorida's tone was full of resentment, and those huge losses were incurred in this process. Many times, whether they were forced or voluntarily, Varangis had to act as a rear guard anyway, and the result was that they came down again and again. Troop losses were also increasing.

"Then what do you think of the Norman cavalry? I've only heard about it from others, but you've actually seen it."

Vasilico thought he needed to know some enemies. This was his first time fighting these western enemies, and he still had too little information.

Volorida groaned slightly because of this question, and then gave her own answer, "I feel, it's just a little worse than my father's level of closeness."

As a result, Vasilko paid more attention to it. His father's entourage is only four hundred, and it is already the most elite cavalry team in the entire Ross. The level of the Norman cavalry is actually better than that of his father. Almost follow?

"Otherwise, the Greeks wouldn't have lost so many battles." Volorida shrugged. It was the same as the previous two times. It made me laugh out loud those two times. He arranged carriages and caltrops in front of the formation respectively. As a result, the Normans went directly to the two sides to attack, and then there was a rout. gone."

Vasilko couldn't help laughing when he heard this. The performance of Alexios in these two battles has become a joke in Constantinople. You know, he didn't fight the fox who was called the fox. Robert Guiscard, but his illegitimate son Bohemond.

The citizens of Constantinople have always been bold in laughing at the monarch. Alexios was almost called a "conquered defeater" after suffering so many defeats. He has never done things personally, so his throne is still very stable.

"Then hope that our Majesty's expedition this time will not become a joke."

Vasilko said, and Volorida shrugged again, God knows how the battle will turn out then.

And the opportunity to let them know where to go came quickly. The emperor set out with the regrouped army. Their goal was Larissa. This city had been surrounded by Norman invaders for a long time. Down can further advance, he must go to save there.

When the Greek army came to Larissa, the Norman army on the opposite side was not surprised. They had surrounded the city for so long and knew that the Greek army would come sooner or later, and then the Normans showed great contempt for the Greeks. Just watched the Greeks line up in front of them and did nothing.

Because judging from their experience during this period, no matter what kind of front the Greeks put on, facing their cavalry charge will only collapse in the end.So they watched the Greeks take action leisurely. Anyway, no matter what the Greeks did, it would be inevitable.

During this period of time, the Normans defeated countless Greek armies, and Bohemond's barracks were filled with all kinds of spoils. In their view, they would definitely conquer Constantinople and become the city's king. Owner.

As an illegitimate son, Bohemond had a strong ambition in this matter. If he could occupy Constantinople before his father returned, then his illegitimate son would definitely inherit this large piece of conquered land.

However, due to his victories all the time, Bohemond didn't pay much attention to the Greeks. He even moved a small bench and sat in front of the formation, looking for Alexios's location, so that he could chase after the Greek army after it collapsed. The Greek emperor was allowed to run away three times last time, but this time he must succeed.

The Ross people seized this moment to do one thing on the battlefield-digging the soil and digging trenches in front of them.The Varangian guards were given the task of holding their ground this time, so Volorida and Vasilico thought together that instead of sitting still, it would be better to build some holes around them to ease the impact speed of the Norman knights.

Next, another battle began, and the Varangian guards completed their task brilliantly. The Varangians, who were in the forefront of everyone, blocked the most violent Norman impact.

After gnawing on the hard bones of Varangians, the performance of the Normans also changed quickly. They immediately left some people to besiege Varangians, focusing on holding them down, and the others went to attack the Greeks.

The performance of the Greeks once again stretched their hips. They did not show much resistance to the impact of the Normans, and they were quickly torn apart by the Norman knights.

Then there was another defeat that we liked to hear, and the Greeks retreated directly to the rear. This made everyone in the Varangian Guard keep cursing their mothers in their hearts. Damn, the Greeks sold them out again.

Generally speaking, according to the experience of the last three times, after encountering such a situation, the Varangian guards would start to retreat, but this time their performance was different, and the northern fighters continued to stick to the front line.

The reason for this is that Alexios had a special order for them before, requiring the Varangian guards to persist for a period of time when the entire army was defeated. For mercenaries, the employer's request naturally comes first. So there was no other way, and Varange could only try to hold on.

After Bohemond found out that Varanghi was still fighting on the battlefield, he decisively ordered some people to surround Varanghi, and the others all went after the Greek deserters with all their strength. All the valuable guys are over there. !
"Volo Rida, do you often get into situations like this?"

Vasilko panicked and took the crossbow from Vladimir, then used it to penetrate the helmet of a Norman knight not far away, and then took another one.

"Well, after fighting for that emperor, I have experienced such a scene."

Volorida just raised her shield and blocked an incoming arrow.

In front of them, rounds of Norman knights are pouring into the shield wall of the Ross people, and under such rounds of blows, the shield wall has begun to hesitate to speak!
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(End of this chapter)