But this is not the end, after Leotius and Nexus each waved their small flags, the perfume bottle light cannon that was erected behind the barricade continued to flicker with fire, and the lead pellets with fireworks flowed continuously into the array of light archers in the front line of the emperor, this group of Cretan and Tekopo mercenaries did not know what kind of weapon the other party was shooting, only saw the companions next to them screaming, being hit, pierced, and overturned, while the opposite barricade was still flickering and spraying the horizontal flames of death. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Soon, the front of the emperor's men and horses was completely defeated and fled, they ignored the scolding, trampled on each other, all retreated to their own car bases and even trenches to hide, many of the construction personnel after seeing the turmoil and tragedy in front of them, they were also frightened to hide behind the constructed carriages and barriers, and did not dare to go out.

Some of the people who dared to go out, because they lost cover, were suddenly attacked by a small group of Gawain cavalry, and many people were killed.

As a result, when the emperor received information from the front, he found that there was no progress in the project for a whole day.

Moreover, in addition to the catapult machine, Gawain's army also had a more powerful firebolt, "capable of shooting lethal projectiles, with flames, enough to fly five or six stardians." ”

In the camp of Brenus, the emperor asked that this mysterious projectile be presented to him, "This is made of lead, there is no need to make a fuss, Gawain just replaced the arrows in the fire gun with lead pellets, and shot them farther with Khitan fire." The emperor analyzed that his eyes looked at a severely deformed lead pellet, which was still stained with the black blood of the dead and wounded soldiers, and it should have been made of a crucible in a round shape before his death, that is, it tore through the flesh and blood of his "descendants".

In addition, what made the emperor even more angry was that in the afternoon, Gao Wenjun also used the Great Prani Cannon to shoot a lighter hollow lead pellet, which also flew into his car base with the help of wind and projectile force and was picked up by the soldiers.

Inside the shell was Gawain's "Letter of Surrender" written on Seleucian paper, which threatened: "The Normans will soon sack your Dirasim, Thessaly, Moria, and Thessaloniki, destroy and burn your homeland, while your emperor will send most of his innocent soldiers to the plateau like cattle and sheep to die, and soon your food will run out and the epidemic will break out." Depart quickly, or my soldiers will cut off your heads like wheat with scythes and swords, and base them in front of the cathedral of Tarsus, so that passing merchants and pilgrims may see it, and they will spread the tragedy of your destruction to all corners of the world. ”

Underneath the book of persuasion, there is also a painting used to attack the heart, it is a huge wheel, inside is a cross shaft, four people sit on the four points, all of them have the same appearance, the leftmost is a man who is climbing upward, next to it is the name "the humble little nobleman Alexios. Komnenos"; Then the man sat triumphantly at the top of the wheel, wearing a crown, with the words "Komnenos stealing the throne" next to it; Then, when the wheel turned to the far right, "Komnenos" fell in terror, and the crown was separated from his head; At the bottom of the wheel, "Komnenos" is blind, covered in a torn robe, and next to it is marked "Komnenos who lost his throne and became a beggar".

At the end, there is a striking line that reads, "Komneno's wheel of fortune is already on this plateau, turning that way".

"Shameless. Interesting, interesting! A person who is almost forty years old is just like a rough country child, and he can fight with me like this? The Emperor tore the picture to shreds lightly, but after a few tears, he found that the paper was too resilient and threw it into the brazier.

Alexios then convened an emergency council to discuss how to deal with Gawain's new weapon.

At this meeting, his son-in-law Brenus did well, and proposed a whole set of plans, to the emperor's satisfaction.

Two days later, the emperor's soldiers again poured out of the main gate of the carriage to line up, but this time the front was full of heavily armed spearmen, they put the irises they carried on the ground, and then used two long logs to form an "X" shape, and the irises were knotted with ropes, tilted up, supported behind the shield to a short log, with a dowel through its tail smashed into the ground, and then stretched out their spears, erected on the top of the "x", with linen and cowhide on the spear blades, so that hundreds of shields soon formed a three-sided "iron wall", Stand in front of the rows of "perfume bottle" light guns in Gawain's car barm.

Not convinced, Nexus ordered a volley to be fired, but as the lead shot trajectory looked, the emperor's spearman's shield wall sparks splashed one after another, and the shield shook and trembled intensively, and the lead shot flew wildly, some of which penetrated the cloth curtain and leather, and then lost their strength and fell to the ground, and after the smoke cleared, the emperor's shield wall stood still.

Now the relinquishment was once again in the hands of the Emperor: their barricades had been extended in a single day for half a giurg to the east, and with only two more cedari they could build a new camp and cut off the road between Gawain's camp and Iconium.

However, Gawain's cavalry could not surprise the emperor's construction soldiers, because the passage to there was controlled by the emperor's "iron wall": many of the Empire's mercenary archers and musketeers could inject terrible arrows from the cracks behind the "X" shield, and Gawain's cavalry would definitely be subjected to fierce side fire if they passed.

For the time being, Gawain and his generals couldn't think of a better way to crack it, if they went out to fight a decisive battle collectively, they would throw themselves into the killing range of the emperor's chariot base.

The current situation is that in the static confrontation, neither side is willing to take the initiative to attack, but the emperor uses the surplus military strength to constantly extend the front and calmly strangle himself.

"Is there no way?" Gawain summoned all the centurions and sergeants in turn to ask what to do.

Later, the sergeant named Colonna, who had distinguished himself in the previous battle of Melitane, proposed that "the height of the shields of the Emperor's army is limited after all, and if we can shoot them down with a perfume bottle, we can crack it."

"However, it takes too much time to dig up the dirt and hills, and they may have finished the blockade when it is finished." Giovanni frowned.

"Don't hesitate to build a tall house on the caravan with wood, and hang the perfume bottle up and shoot it down with a pivot!" Gawain immediately made such a decision, and promoted Colonna to the position of chief centurion of the company.

Soon, Gao Wenfang's soldiers were in operation, they chose the caravan facing the emperor's shield wall, first imitated the emperor's side on the tent board, made an "X" shaped bracket with wood, and hung the shield and leather, then put a layer of wood on the bracket, and then covered it with sand—and then also made an "X" bracket on the top, and after building a total of three layers of trapezoidal turrets, they used small reels and hoisting ropes to lift the barrels, tails, and pivots of the light artillery cart and perfume bottles one after another.

During this process, the Great Plani Cannon constantly projected stone projectiles to provide cover for the project and counter the hazards of the Emperor's stone thrower. (To be continued.) )