king of ros

Chapter 525 The crisis is suspended
In April 1091, with the arrival of Alexios' long-awaited mercenaries to the imperial capital, the emperor could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Adding these 5000 Varangian recruits, the Varangian Guard has recovered to a scale of 1. These 2 people plus the [-] people assembled from all over the empire, Alexios now has nearly [-] people in his hands. Restore the previous situation.

But it is a pity that these 2 people are far from being able to compare with the 2 people in those years. They are veterans tested in the Norman War and the recovery of Asia Minor. Reimbursed.

But there were so many people anyway, so during this time, Alexios was able to successfully drive the nomadic marauders out of sight of the imperial city walls, and then stabilized the situation in southern Thrace, forcing these looters Those who retreat.

Of course, everyone knows that people are definitely not dead. Some people go home to live and stay away from wars since then. Joining the army has become a member of the current [-]-strong army.

After having enough soldiers, it should be time to go on an expedition, and Alexios now indeed has a goal for this new army to try out its skills.

The main force of the Pechenegs is now in Enus. Although there are about [-] Pechenegs there, there are only about [-] soldiers who can fight, and the rest are women and children. Not far from Constantinople, Alexios intends to wipe out these Pechenegs and let this army practice their hands.

However, after arriving near Enus, the emperor suddenly learned that a Cuman army of [-] cavalry was approaching the city. This news almost suffocated Alexios, although he had heard Peche General Nege's report on the increase in the number of Cumans crossing the Danube, but it was not expected to be so many.

But then he discovered in the communication with the Cumans that these people were not targeting him, and he also received a lot of unknown information.

It was actually difficult for Alexios to obtain information on the nomad's activity area—more precisely, there was too much information to analyze useful information.

Due to the rapid mobility and dispersion of the nomads, the news of the "nomadic army" invasion to Constantinople should not be too much, and when the emperor's subordinates really analyzed the main force of the nomadic army from these numerous reports, At that time, the timeliness of the news has often passed.

Not to mention there is also a Paul faction, these guys are everywhere in the Balkans, and news of various attacks is everywhere.

Knowing that the Pechenegs were in Enus this time was still an accident. When the recruits from Thessaloniki passed Enus by boat, they saw the vast number of tents and carts outside the city. The news came.

The Kumans came here to exterminate the Pechenegs. The relationship between the nomadic tribes on the grasslands has always been ever-changing. Those who are friends today often become enemies tomorrow. The same is true of the Chenegs and Cumans.

The relationship between the Pechenegs and the Cumans is already bad. The Pechenegs were driven to Wallachia in the west by the Kumans (Polovets). These nomads have never Forget this hatred, so after the two nomads joined forces to defeat Alexios' army, they immediately began to clash.

In the month before Alexios set off, the two peoples fought directly, and the result was a disastrous defeat for the Pechenegs, and two-thirds of the entire tribe was annexed, and these are now remnants.

Due to the fighting among the nomads, the Paul faction also changed its strategy. Although it is said that there is still an alliance between them, the alliance has actually existed in name only. Now the Paul faction army has turned to Thessaloniki, intending to take that The second largest city in the empire.

For Alexios, these news are undoubtedly great news, whether it is the broken alliance between the nomads and the heretics or the civil war between the nomads, it will be beneficial to the next war.

Naturally, an agreement was reached between Alexios and the Cumans to defeat the Pechenegs together.

Like the battle against the Pechenegs back then, these nomads used carts to form a car formation, but this time the Cumans stood on their hostile side.

The Greek Cumanian army hit the Pechenegs' front like waves, and the Pechenegs collapsed quickly. These people were originally remnants and defeated generals, and they had no desire for war. Many enemies will naturally fall apart.

During the battle, Vasilico and the Varangian guards were the first to break through the defense line of the car formation. The newcomers in the Varangian guards hoped to perform in front of the emperor. It is no exaggeration to say that it was they who laid the foundation for the entire The battle is won.

After the victory, Alexios also dedicated a Pecheneg festival to commemorate the battle that took the Pechenegs out of the Five Stages.

But although the war was won, Alexios was still facing trouble. The Cumans ran away quickly after taking Alexios' gold and silver. The absorption of Pecheneg captives was thrown to the emperor.

Although after fierce battles, looting and slaughter by the coalition forces, and the absorption of the Kumans, there were still [-] Pechenegs present. This group of people belonged to the group with the hardest necks, and they were unwilling to surrender to the Kumans. .

And Alexios didn't know how to deal with these people. With the current state of instability in the empire, where would he have time to settle these people? Alexios had thought about killing them all, but the appearance of one person saved them The Emperor's Dilemma.

General Pecheneg Edgar came with a mixed army of Pecheneg and Anglo-Saxon. During this period of time, because nomads were raging in the plains of Thrace, his jurisdiction stabilized instead.

Originally, he planned to come to help the emperor, but when he saw him coming, Alexios directly threw these Pechenegs to General Edgar.

As General Pecheneg, Edgar has controlled almost [-] Pechenegs in the empire for a long time. These barbarians have already begun to plant land, and they belong to the kind that has been tamed. Strictly speaking, these People belong to the Imperial Barbarian Alliance troops, and Edgar is also a standard barbarian alliance general.

It is indeed the most appropriate to give all these Pechenegs to this barbarian general. His identity is the easiest for these stubborn Pechenegs to accept.

So General Edgar had just led the reinforcements, and then was ordered by the emperor to leave, which made the former King of England a little dizzy, why did His Majesty suddenly strengthen himself.

But an order is an order. Edgar also led the team and this year's military salary back to his station. He was quite fortunate in his mind, at least he didn't have to fight on the battlefield.

As for Alexios, he has to prepare for a new war. The Paul faction and the Cumans are still a huge threat. The Pechenegs are just the weakest of the three invading enemies. The war is still very difficult. The remaining two are not easy to deal with either.

Needless to say, the Cumans are now everywhere in North Thrace and Bulgaria. It is estimated that there are more than 20 Cumans here, which is simply a mobile country.

As for the Paul faction, armed preaching is originally the specialty of this heretic faction, so the core of the Paul faction has three or four thousand well-disciplined heretic infantry, as well as the Slavic mountain people among them. Their performance on the battlefield under the clan organization Still strong.

After weighing the pros and cons, Alexios decided to divide his troops into two parts, one part being the main force, to fight against the vast number of Cumans.

The other part is the Varangian Guards. Alexios gave Vasilico a very simple task, to defend Thessaloniki, the second largest city in the empire, and on this basis, gather as many troops as possible to try to solve Paul's war outside the city. send armed.

As far as the original intention is concerned, Alexios does not want to divide his troops very much, but the current situation forces him to do so, and there is no other way.

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