king of ros

Chapter 513 The Invasion Ends
"The situation is getting more and more troublesome, Volorida, should we go?"

After another crossbow blasted the head of a Norman officer, Vasilico couldn't help saying, his words were full of anxiety, and the battle was becoming more and more unfavorable to them.

Now the Normans are torturing the Varangian guards with their tricks in Hastings, which is to continuously attack the shield wall and then quickly withdraw. The Ross can still hold the line once or twice, but after three or four times those There are many people who directly resist the knife and rush out.

And this is exactly the result the Normans want. As long as someone rushes out of the front line, they will be wiped out by the Normans with waves of shocks. These damn heavy knights are now using such tricks to kill Varan The strength of the Ji Guards is like they were killing the Anglo-Saxons of Hastings.

"Persist for a while and see, if it doesn't work, we will run away!"

Volorida said that the reason for looking again is because the Varangian Guards are not as good as the Anglo-Saxons in Hastings, and the most important thing is that many of the guards have experienced Anglo-Saxons. , They couldn't be more clear about what the Normans were planning, and now their existence has maintained the order of the front.

But just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of galloping horseshoes from the other side. The sound came from one direction, and it was definitely a large team of horses in action.

Everyone looked in that direction and found a group of extremely standard nomadic cavalry heading for the Norman camp.

While Volorida and Vasilko knew where the Turks were going, they also understood Alexios' plan, and at the moment they understood, they immediately ordered the troops to counterattack the Normans immediately, Now they have to stalk these guys.

The Normans naturally wanted to save their camp, and all the spoils they had gained during this period were still in the camp, but then they realized that it would not be so easy to leave.

These guys who had been sticking to the front before now scattered desperately to attack them. Many people were hooked off by the North's tomahawk in a daze, and then their heads were smashed.

These Normans fell into a predicament for a while. In front were the Turks who were going to their camp, and behind them were the Varangians who suddenly rushed forward. As for the main force, the main force had already chased the Greeks and disappeared. God knows what happened there. The thing is, anyway, there is no hope now.

And it was also by this opportunity that the Varangian guards were able to defeat the Normans in front of them. The Norman front was quickly smashed, and then the Norman knights found that they didn't have to worry about what to do next Yes, because the situation of the war has already collapsed.

When the Norman cavalry was fleeing in all directions, Volorida looked in the direction of the Norman camp and found that the Turks had already started their work, the Norman camp was burning, and black smoke had begun to rise.

"Ah, it seems that there is no need to run away in embarrassment this time."

This was the first comment the captain of the guard uttered. His words were full of relief. He finally didn't have to be a long-distance running general again. General".

While the Normans besieging the Varangian guard were dying, on the other side the situation was getting worse for Bohemond's main force pursuing the Greek army.

Here, the battle has become a continuous scene. Countless small battlefields formed a large battlefield. Bohemond's troops were dragged down bit by bit and separated from the main team.

At first, Bohemond, who was excited about the rush, didn't notice anything wrong. He was still happy to defeat the Greek army in front of him, but he soon realized that there were too many Greeks in front of him, and they couldn't beat them at all. After that, one wave after another was defeated.

Moreover, there are fewer and fewer people around him, and the battlefield seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

No matter what happened now, Bohemond also felt that something was wrong. This tall son of the Norman conqueror had also been immersed in fighting and fighting since he was a child, so there was something wrong with this sight.

Then Bohemond climbed up the hillside, wanting to see the battle situation in front of him clearly from a high place, but what he saw was a fatal blow to him. At some point, the number of Greeks had far exceeded that of Nuo The Normans, and the Normans were also annihilated by their various divisions.

Some people were still fighting furiously, completely unaware of the changes around them. They all thought that as long as the battle continued, the Greeks would collapse as usual, but they didn't know that they were now almost in a desperate situation.

The blow to Bohemond was not over yet. Next, he saw something more terrible. Black smoke rose from his camp, and why were the Varangian guards who were not supposed to be trapped rushing to this place? side?

Seeing this scene, Bohemond immediately understood that the current situation of the war was irreversible, and there was no possibility of salvation. Just as he was thinking about what to do next, at some point, many Greek soldiers appeared on this promise Mann side.

In their eyes is the desire to gain glory by beheading the enemy commander, but they have forgotten one thing, that is, the Normans have always been beasts, conquerors who will never be satisfied.

The battle under the city of Larissa was the first victory of the Eastern Empire since the Norman invasion, and it was also a victory with great influence. The Norman army suffered heavy casualties. In the hands of Alexios.

For the emperor, the only pity was to let that Norman scumbag Bohemond run away. This guy directly killed through the three layers of soldiers arranged by the emperor, and ran out of the encirclement abruptly.

But it doesn't matter much if he runs away. It's a pity that he can't kill this outstanding Norman general here, but it doesn't affect Alexios' next actions.

Instead of advancing further to overwhelm the Norman army, Alexios sent envoys to show kindness to the Normans.

The reason why the emperor did this was because of the huge spoils in his hands and Bohemond's prestige. The Normans came here for gold and silver, and Bohemond, his illegitimate child status, never brought him trouble. At least, now that he was defeated and the Greeks did not have a large army to suppress the border, this problem was immediately exposed.

Alexios then threw out the second bait. He told the Norman lords and knights that if possible, he could hire them to fight, and he could provide extremely generous rewards.

This made the Normans immediately tempted. In the series of Alexios's transfers, it was so suddenly that people discovered that Bohemond's Norman army disintegrated. The occupied area also fell apart.

Bohemond could only run to the other side of the strait in embarrassment to find his father, but for the Eastern Empire, the Norman invasion was over.

And when it comes to an end, it should be rewarding heroes. Among them, the Varangian Guards won the most. After all, the Varangian Guards played the mainstay role in every battle of the Norman War. Alexios gave them a full three One-third of the gold and silver seized.

Volorida and Vasiliko even obtained a fief in Moria, but as the Varangian officers stationed in the capital, it is unlikely that they will go to their fief, so in fact they are just taking some land. out.

In addition, there is another person in the guard who has developed, that is, Edgar Wessex, who was once the king of England. He was promoted to General Pecheneg and was ordered to take the Anglo-Saxon Varangian guards to manage the empire on the south bank of the Danube. The territory of the Pechenegs.

This is a dangerous but rewarding job. If you fail, you will turn your head into a wine vessel, and if you succeed, you can become a powerful military general.

Edgar was very happy to take up this task. As an exiled monarch, he always wanted a piece of land to settle down, and so did the Anglo-Saxons who followed him. Alexios presumably took advantage of their psychology. It was only then that he decided to send Edgar over there, and use these Anglo-Saxon exiles to solve an unstable area of ​​​​the empire.

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