People in Dasong: starting from the sign-in

Chapter 280

Chapter 280

But this time Manuel was doomed to disappointment.

Because of the most powerful force among the mercenaries, the Turks suddenly became discouraged. They rejected Manuel's bounty and stated that they would no longer participate in the war between the Byzantine Empire and the Easterners.

Even if Manuel doubled the bounty, the Turks rejected it decisively.

This made Manuel very puzzled. These Turkic people have always dared to go to war no matter who the opponent is as long as they have money.

Why did you back down this time?

I have doubled the bounty, but the Turks are still unwilling to fight.

You must know that such a high bounty would have allowed the Turks, who were desperate for money, to go to war with a legion that was three times larger than them in the past!

After many efforts, Manuel finally got the reasons why they were unwilling to fight for the Byzantine Empire from a veteran Turkic mercenary leader after spending a "consulting fee".

According to the leader, in their ancestral precepts, there has always been a saying that wars are not allowed to go east, and there are such ancestral precepts in all Turkic tribes.

The ancestors of the Turkic people once warned not to go to the east to provoke those Central Plains people. Although those people usually seem to be weak in force, they made them anxious, and they became more and more ruthless in killing people.

The powerful Xiongnu that the Turks used to be attached to was chased and killed by the Han people from the east because they offended the Easterners. The Huns, who were originally several times stronger than the Turks, were directly maimed by them.

It is because of this that these Turkic people who used to be servants of the Huns were able to get rid of the control of the Huns and trampled the Huns under their feet.

The ancestral precepts also specifically reminded that if you encounter an army in the east that is not only brave in fighting, but also likes to pile up the enemy's corpses into hills, do not go to war with them. Doing so may bring disaster to the entire tribe.

In short, the ancestral precepts of all Turkic tribes have almost the same meaning, that is, whenever you encounter the Eastern army who likes to pile up the corpses of the killed enemies, roll as far as your ideals!

Manuel was completely blinded when he heard the news!

This group of Turks dared to fight almost anyone in Europe, and they fought bravely. Now it is actually known that they were slaves of other ethnic groups before.

And the suzerain nation, which was originally more fierce and several times stronger than these fierce Turkic people, was completely maimed by them because they provoked those Orientals!

After so many years, this nation called the Huns has disappeared from the sight of the powerful!

What can we do? Even the bosses of these mercenaries, who are known as mad dogs in Europe, are avoiding these orientals, but they provoked them first!

Not to mention that Manuel was racking his brains to think about how to solve the immediate crisis.

Besides Xiao Qi's side, the [-] Changsheng Battalion soldiers have been repairing here for a few days, and this town is not big, so Xiao Qi decided to attack the Byzantine Empire immediately.

At this time, Lin Zheng, who learned that Qin Tu and his men had piled up a large Beijing temple, hurried over to make arrangements for Suez's affairs.

This guy wanted to ask for permission to go to the battle this time. He also said that Qin Tu had already built such a large palace and his murderous intent was too strong. It would be better to go back to defend Suez.

Qin Tu quit, found Lin Zheng and yelled at this bastard, he even blackmailed his old buddies in order to rush to fight.

The two quarreled for a long time, but neither of them would give in. In the end, the two guys came together: let's stop arguing, Qin Tu will lead the cavalry, Lin Zheng will lead the infantry, and the son-in-law can just rest at home.

So the two of them ran to find Xiao Qi and begged Xiao Qi to hand over the mission of this war to them. You can just sit in Suez.

Xiao Qi knew that these two guys wanted to go to war. Thinking about it, this time the fight would definitely not be short, after all, this Byzantine Empire is not a small place.

What I want to see most now is the digging of the Suez Canal. Besides, even if I follow the expedition, because influenced by the thoughts of my previous life, I always press down to not allow this or that.

On the contrary, it will make the army under him restrained. In this case, let these two bastards do evil!

However, Xiao Qi still told the two of them the fighting methods of the Europeans in this period in detail, and formulated strict fighting methods for them.

Only then did they order the two of them to set off with the army and continue to attack the core area of ​​Byzantium in the north.

Afterwards, Xiao Qi ordered the 3 troops left in Suez to allocate 3000 people to occupy all the places attacked along the way, leaving at least [-] people in each place to ensure the logistics of Lin Zhengqintu's [-] troops. supply.

Xiao Qi arranged these things and returned to Suez with his own military camp.

Originally, he was worried that the number of prisoners of war now exceeds 17, and due to the dispatch of troops to fight, only 7 people are left in the victorious battalion here, and some of them are allocated to defend the Holy Roman Empire along the western coast.

These prisoners of war probably took the opportunity to do something, but when they came back, they found that each of these prisoners of war was more honest than the other. In the past, more people were sent to supervise these guys, so as to save some people from being lazy.

Now, these people, including the prisoners of the Holy Empire and the Byzantine Empire who were just sent, are more honest than one, and they work very hard, and no one is lazy at all.

Xiao Qi found the general who was guarding the work of these prisoners of war, and only after asking them did he understand what was going on.

The original 15 prisoners of war saw that the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, the two behemoths of Europe, were beaten so badly, and their little careful thinking was completely gone.

The new prisoners of war from the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire were immediately frightened and had no intention of resisting.

In addition, when the soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion piled up to watch in Beijing, the Byzantine prisoners of war were asked to carry the corpses.

These guys saw with their own eyes a Jingguan with [-] to [-] corpses piled up in front of them like a small mountain. They had never seen such a scene before.

I still have a few nights to sleep, and I’m still yelling in my dreams!

8 to [-] people were piled up into a mountain of corpses by these Orientals, and soon spread throughout the prisoner-of-war camp. Now these guys look at the soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion with fear in their eyes, let alone think about it.

Xiao Qi said in his heart that he didn't expect Jingguan to be so effective. If he knew it would have such a good effect, he would have saved those bastards with military sticks.

However, he was still very satisfied with the performance of these prisoners of war, and told the general that as long as these guys were not lazy, they should not be deprived of food and drink, and let them dig the canal as soon as possible.

Over there, Qin Tu and Lin Zheng led an army of [-] and rushed all the way into the hinterland of the Byzantine Empire. Not only did Manuel feel anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but even King Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire was paralyzed. .

A few days ago, he lost [-] imperial troops and hundreds of warships at once. At the beginning, he also summoned troops from all over the country, preparing to kill them again and take revenge.

But as soon as he summoned 10 people, he heard that the Byzantine Empire's 15 mercenaries and imperial troops, plus [-] reserve troops for transporting supplies, were completely wiped out by others.

What alarmed him and the Holy Roman Empire even more was that those Easterners piled up a mountain of corpses with [-] to [-] corpses from the Byzantine Empire.

These orientals are too cruel!

Before they recovered from the shock, another news came that the army of [-] orientals had reached the edge of the core area of ​​the Byzantine Empire.

Moreover, these Eastern armies had amazing fighting power. All the Byzantine armies who went to stop them along the way were defeated at the first touch, and they couldn't even slow down their attack speed.

Immediately afterwards, another unbelievable news came that those Turkic mercenaries from various tribes who were called "mad dogs" who dared to bite anyone they saw did not dare to accept Manuel's bounty mission.

Even if Manuel doubled the amount, none of these guys would take up the mission!

Not only that, no matter where the oriental army attacked, the nearby Turkic tribes would immediately migrate away from the orientals.

This spate of information made Frederick I and the dignitaries of the Holy Roman Empire all confused.

In the current situation, even an idiot can understand that these are the Turkic people who have been running amok in Europe for a long time. They are avoiding those Orientals, obviously because they are afraid of them.

Frederick I discussed with the ministers under him what to do. Some people said that the 10 people assembled should be disbanded quickly, so as to save them from being misunderstood by those Orientals.

But immediately someone came out to object, saying that the 10 people could not be disbanded, let alone attack those Orientals, and that the 10 people should be kept in case those Orientals came over.

At this time, someone came up with an idea, saying that neither the Byzantine Empire nor the Holy Roman Empire could compete with these Orientals alone.

Why don't we form an alliance with the Byzantine Empire and join forces to defeat these Easterners? Otherwise, if the Byzantine Empire is defeated, it will definitely be our turn next.

After all, we also sent [-] troops to attack them a few days ago.

This group of guys argued for several days, and finally decided to form an alliance with the Byzantine Empire and fight off the Easterners together.

However, the Byzantine Empire cannot be taken advantage of. After all, the two countries were hostile to each other before, and the friction on the border has never stopped.

We sent troops to help Byzantium, and he had to pay for food. As for the amount of money to pay, it should be calculated as double the price he should have given to the Turks.

Soon, King Manuel of the Byzantine Empire, who was already devastated, received a personal letter from Frederick I, King of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the letter, Frederick I told Manuel very proudly, I heard that the Turkic mercenaries would not help you if you paid double the price. Although there was some friction between us before, the Holy Roman Empire is willing to send troops to help you.

But since our army is here to help you, you have to pay for the food supplies. As for the cost, just double the price you paid to the Turkic mercenaries.

After receiving a letter from Frederick I, Manuel angrily scolded Frederick I for nothing, why did you come to help us, you started war with them earlier than us, don’t think I don’t know!

However, his ministers persuaded him and said to him:

"Your Majesty, the front line is tight now, and the imperial army is almost wiped out by those Easterners, so why not agree.

Let the [-] troops of the Holy Roman Empire go up first, so as to buy time for us to recruit troops from other places. "

After hearing this, Manuel calmed down: That's right, let's promise them first, and we'll talk about defeating the Orientals first.

So he immediately returned a personal letter to Frederick I, in which he told Frederick I that the Byzantine Empire agreed to your terms, but they must send troops to stop those Easterners quickly.

Frederick I was very happy to receive the reply, but he was also worried that the two empires would join forces to defeat the Easterners in the future. If the Byzantine Empire refused to accept it, he specifically asked Manuel to pay them half of the money first.

Manuel, who was already on fire over there, quickly agreed to the condition, and in front of the [-] soldiers sent by the Holy Roman Empire, he handed over half of the gold and silver to the person sent by the Holy Roman Empire to collect the money.

But no one thought that the [-] troops of the Holy Roman Empire would be completely defeated as soon as they fought against the Changsheng Battalion at the front line.

These guys still want to use their old tactics, no matter cavalry or infantry, they all line up in a dense square formation, beating the drums and attacking the Changsheng Battalion.

These troops of the Holy Roman Empire seem to have started out to show the Byzantines and the Victorious Battalion how disciplined they were.

The army of the Holy Roman Empire all over the mountains and plains, lined up in a neat square formation, walked all the way towards the Ever Victorious Camp.

Needless to say, Qin Tu and Lin Zheng even praised their appearance, saying that this army looks decent.

As a result, after half of the army of the Holy Roman Empire entered the attack range of the catapults and artillery of the Changsheng Battalion, as soon as the Changsheng Battalion opened fire, the army of the Holy Roman Empire over there was in chaos!

What keep in formation, fuck you!

You bullshit, you go to these bullets that will plow out a passage of blood and flesh in the square formation with one shot, and keep a formation for Lao Tzu to see.

Following the continuous dozen rounds of artillery from the Changsheng Battalion and the bombardment of cast iron bombs thrown into their ranks, half of the Holy Roman Empire's troops that entered the range were completely confused.

There's no way not to be chaotic, watching my comrades flying blood and flesh in front of him one by one, no one can stand such a big visual impact.

Almost as soon as the Changsheng Battalion opened fire, in less than 10 minutes, the [-] Holy Roman Empire troops walking in front suffered more than half of the casualties and collapsed.

Immediately, those living soldiers scattered and fled in all directions, and those who ran were so fast!

The half of the Holy Lok Ma Empire's army behind them, which had not yet entered the shooting range, were all frightened by the sight before them.

They had never seen such a battle, what weapons did those Orientals use?

There is such a great power, how could human beings create such powerful things, are those weapons given to them by gods!

(End of this chapter)