BSI Chapter 281 The Burning Holy Roman Empire
Chapter 281 The Burning Holy Roman Empire
Chapter 281 The Burning Holy Roman Empire
Seeing that the people in front started to run for their lives, the stunned soldiers behind all turned around and ran away.
Whoever wants to fight this f*cking battle, I don’t want to die, let alone the Byzantine Empire here, run away!
How could Qin Tu and Lin Zheng let them go? Qin Tu led an army of [-] cavalry to rush forward like a tidal wave, and caught up behind these fleeing soldiers in an instant.
This battle can almost be regarded as a one-sided massacre!
The soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire who were fleeing desperately were hacked and killed one by one by the cavalry of the [-] Ever Victorious Battalion who were overtaking them.
Ten minutes ago, the army of the Holy Empire, which was lined up in square formations all over the mountains and plains, turned into groups of slaughtered lambs in the blink of an eye.
The army of the Holy Roman Empire was beaten so miserably in this battle, in fact, it was because they themselves went too far.
The leading generals of the [-] Holy Roman Empire troops, in order to show off in front of the Byzantines and Orientals, strictly ordered their troops to form a neat formation to attack.
Their approach really worked, making Qin Tu and Lin Zheng feel that they had met a worthy opponent.
As a result, the artillery and trebuchets of the Changsheng Battalion were shown once in Europe. Since the training results, there has been no saturation attack that has not been used in actual combat.
In just ten minutes, one-third of the ammunition reserve was fired continuously!
These Europeans, who had never seen artillery and cast-iron bombs before, were completely frightened by the battlefield scene that looked like an area.
With the charge of Qin Tu's [-] cavalry, the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire seemed to have fallen into the killing purgatory. Many people didn't know what was going on, and lost their heads while running.
Because there is no shortage of steel in the Song Dynasty, all the cavalry of the [-] Changsheng Battalion have good swords and swords, and they have learned the swordsmanship and sword formations taught by Xiao Qi to the swordsman battalion.
In the eyes of these Westerners, the cavalry of the [-] Ever-Victorious Battalion is simply the embodiment of [-] Death Gods. Everyone seems to be wielding a scythe to harvest human lives, harvesting the heads of Holy Roman Empire soldiers everywhere on the battlefield!
Those dignitaries and generals of the Byzantine Empire who were watching the battle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Legion in the distance were also scared to pee by this region-like scene.
They hurriedly called their guards and turned around and ran away. As they ran away, they yelled at the Holy Roman Empire's troops. They were all a group of silver spearheads made of wax. They were nothing but useless.
In vain, the king ransacked the treasury and the gold and silver in the homes of the people. As a result, the army that spent a lot of money to find them all lay down without standing up.
Although they scolded Huan, they escaped slowly, but they did not expect that the fighting power of these Eastern Legions was so strong.
Soon the troops of the Holy Roman Empire who were fleeing in all directions were hacked to death, and those who could survive were unable to run away, so they threw away their weapons and surrendered.
After Qin Tu led the [-] cavalry army to maim the Holy Empire's army, he found a large number of army protectors a few miles ahead, and some of them fled desperately to the distance.
Qin Tu, who hadn't had enough of killing, suddenly regained his spirits, waved the dagger in his hand towards the thousands of people in the distance, and led the cavalry to cover up and kill them from behind.
These escaped dignitaries were all powerful and powerful in the Byzantine Empire, and the guards under each of them were so-called knights with more than [-] people recruited at a high price.
These guys with horses ran very fast, and when they saw that the situation was wrong, they began to flee a few miles away from the battlefield, except for the two thousand Byzantine Empire infantry who were left behind and surrendered.
The three or 4000 people on horses ran fast. Qin Tu's horses had already consumed a lot of energy after a battle, and they couldn't catch up with them for a while!
Qin Tu also realized that this was not going to work.
An order was sent immediately, and the [-] cavalry troops dismounted and handed over their horses to the [-] young and strong cavalry troops, and he led the [-] cavalry troops with one person and two horses to chase and kill the thousands of people in front.
The remaining 2 cavalry and the 2 who surrendered their horses quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and then went to chase the [-] of them.
The remaining 3 people were very depressed because they could not go to battle. After discussion, it was decided that the remaining 2 cavalry with horses would not have to clean up the battlefield.
After cleaning the battlefield, those who had horses hurriedly chased General Qin Tu and his companions, while those who did not have horses marched with the infantry.
Speaking of which, those dignitaries of the Byzantine Empire who watched the battle originally thought that they would escape early, and everyone had horses, and it was impossible for the eastern cavalry to catch up with them.
When they saw the Eastern Cavalry Brigade suddenly stop behind them, these people cheered happily for a while, thinking that those Easterners knew that they could not catch up and gave up.
But not long after, the soldiers behind suddenly shouted: "Damn it! Those Easterners are chasing them again!"
These people looked back in a hurry, I went, and there was a large cloud of smoke and dust again in the distance behind me, and I could imagine with my toes that those Orientals were chasing me again!
I just saw those eastern cavalrymen who slashed and killed the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire like melons and vegetables, and they were all so frightened that they wanted to press their two legs on the horses under them, so that the horses could run faster.
They all desperately urged the horses under their crotches to accelerate again.
This group of guys who usually show off how much they love their war horses to others, as if they love their own eyeballs, are desperately whipping their own eyeballs with riding whips.
These people run desperately, they know that the poor don't need to run fast, they just need to run faster than fellow Taoists.
When a group of people ran away, this group of people deliberately blocked the way of the group of people from time to time, so that they would stay behind and buy time for themselves.
But no matter how they calculated, they didn't count the chasers behind, they were all veterans of Ma Zhan.
During the large-scale horse battle many years ago, they had just learned to ride a horse for a few days. As for tens of thousands of cavalry colliding and charging, they never even thought about it.
When it comes to cavalry battles, the orientals are the ancestors!
Soon they realized something was wrong, because the smoke was getting closer and closer to them.
This made these guys very puzzled, these oriental war horses are not as tall and strong as ours, but they can run faster than our horses?
You just went through a big battle, okay? How could you have such a strong horse!
It didn't take long for them to discover the clues. Every time they ran for dozens of miles, the smoke and dust behind them would fall, and when the smoke and dust rose again, the speed would be much faster than before.
This made these fleeing people very desperate. Seeing that the horses under their crotches were already foaming at the mouth, the horses of those orientals could still speed up!
This is so unscientific!
Finally, after running for more than 100 miles, the pursuers behind chased them to a place less than one mile away from them. When they saw the hundreds of Eastern cavalry in front of the smoke and dust clearly, each of them had one man and two horses, these people completely collapsed up.
What the hell is running lightly, even if my own horse runs away to death, it won't be able to run away from other people's two horses in rotation!
They had the intention to turn around and fight to the death with the pursuers behind them, to show off their so-called chivalry spirit, but not only was the horse running so fast that it was foaming at the mouth, it was swaying as it walked, and it was about to fall.
Even after seeing the ferocity of these eastern legions on the battlefield, none of these guys dared to reach out to their own weapons.
No matter when, those things who always claim to be nobles and have superior bloodlines are a group of lazy, greedy and fearful fools.
Seeing that they could not escape, several nobles and dignitaries murmured and decided to dismount and surrender, so all these guys dismounted by the side of the road, waiting for the pursuers to arrive.
When Qin Tu brought [-] cavalry troops with one man and two horses to catch up with them, they stopped.
Among these guys came out a guard who did not know who, and announced to Qin Tu and the others with his head held high that they are nobles of the Byzantine Empire and are now willing to surrender. I hope you will give us nobles preferential treatment according to our rules and keep our self-defense arms.
After Qin Tu heard what the man had said by the translator next to him, he raised his knife and dropped it, and the guy's head flew off.
Then Qin Tu pointed at these people with the dagger in his hand: "Don't tell me your rules, I don't know and don't want to know.
You want me to know that your rules are very simple, fight a game, and let me talk after you win, now you all shut up for me.
From now on, what I say is the rule! "
Those dignitaries who originally thought that they could receive preferential treatment because of their noble status are all fools.
What should I do, fight him?
Are you kidding me, who the hell would surrender if I could beat him!
If you don't fight, they will tie you up as a prisoner. How can you see people in the future, and you will lose the face of your nobleman!
After weighing the pros and cons, these noble-blooded people finally explained to themselves that these Easterners do not understand the rules and do not know the status of Western nobles in the West. They will know about it in the future. For now, it is better to listen to them and kneel down first. Get tied up!
Seeing those dignitaries handing over their swords obediently, they knelt obediently.
Their guarding knights also hurriedly handed over their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
Qin Tu ordered people to tie up these thousands of people, and at the same time sent people to interrogate the leaders separately.
While ordering everyone to get off their horses and eat some marching food quickly, they also fed some fodder and water to the horses, so that the horses could take a good rest and wait for the Changsheng Battalion troops to come.
Who knew that the man and the war horse had just eaten and drank enough, and hadn't rested for an hour.
The soldiers interrogating the Byzantine nobles and generals reported a piece of news that surprised Qin Tu.
The [-] troops that fought against them before were not from the Byzantine Empire, but from the Holy Roman Empire. They took money from the Byzantine Empire to help the Byzantine Empire fight.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that an army of 5000 people from the Holy Roman Empire came and escorted the gold and silver back to the Holy Roman Empire a day ago.
Now even if they are pulling heavy cargo, it may not be long before they can leave the territory of the Byzantine Empire and enter the territory of the Holy Roman Empire.
Who is Qin Tu?
That was the first veteran who followed Xiao Qi to fight everywhere and professionally touched corpses for many years!
In his opinion, these gold and silver were supposed to be the spoils of war after they hit the Byzantine lair, but now someone snatched the meat from his mouth!
What the hell, I'm not angry if you send troops to help Byzantium fight, because that will make me enjoy fighting!
But what do you mean by grabbing fat from Lao Tzu's mouth?
Knowing that the amount of gold and silver was only half, and the other half was still in the hands of the king of Byzantium, Qin Tu hurriedly wrote a letter to Lin Zheng.
The letter described this matter in detail, and made an agreement with Lin Zheng to send the [-] cavalry he left behind as soon as possible.
Then the two led the Changsheng Battalion to attack the old nest of the Byzantine Empire as soon as possible, and snatched the remaining half of the gold and silver, and the province was taken away by the Byzantine king.
On the other hand, he took the cavalry across the strait, pursued the five thousand troops that the Holy Roman Empire escorted half of the gold and silver, and took back the money as soon as possible.
Moreover, in the letter, Qin Tu asked Lin Zheng to bring some relatively light trebuchets and cast iron bombs while sending the cavalry without horses.
If those guys with gold and silver in the province hid in any strong castle, then the cavalry soldiers themselves could only abandon their horses and choose a siege battle with huge casualties.
A troop of cavalry, one man and two horses, was dispatched to deliver the letter to General Lin Zheng as quickly as possible.
Qin Tu left behind two thousand cavalry troops to guard the prisoners and the armor and weapons stripped from them, waiting for the infantry behind to come and receive them.
He took these [-] people, one person and two horses, and led by the translator, according to the road map given by the nobles, he quickly headed towards Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium.
As soon as Lin Zheng finished cleaning the battlefield, he received a letter from Qin Tu. He was furious when he saw what was said in the letter. Like Qin Tu, Lin Zheng was also angry because his mouthful of fat was robbed.
He immediately wrote a reply to Qin Tu, asking him to pursue him with peace of mind. Later, he would clear all obstacles along the way so that there would be no problems with their logistical supplies.
In the letter, Lin Zheng also told his old man not to be impulsive, and if the gang of grandsons hid in the castle and could not come out, they must not attack by force.
I'll send more carts here immediately, pulling cavalry trebuchets without horses, as well as cast iron bombs and supplies, and send them to you immediately.
After seeing the cavalry army chasing Qin Tu away with the letter, Lin Zheng hurriedly ordered to gather all the horses captured by the infantry when they cleaned the battlefield and hand them over to the cavalry without horses.
And dispatched the best carriage in the army, pulled a relatively light trebuchet and a large amount of cast iron bomb supplies, and quickly followed Qin Tu's marching route.
Lin Zheng finally wrote a letter to Xiao Qi, reporting the changes on the battlefield here.
Then he directly led the [-] infantry and headed towards Constantinople, where the Byzantine palace was located.
Lin Zheng's progress here was very smooth, and because Qin Tu led tens of thousands of cavalry passed by, he didn't encounter any troops at all.
And Qin Tu was eager to catch up with the five thousand troops of the Holy Empire escorting the gold and silver, so he ignored the Byzantine troops hiding in the castle and went directly past the city.
(End of this chapter)