The battle lasted for about ten minutes. The Varangian Guards led by Maurice and the Frankish Knights led by Arthur were locked in a fight.

At the beginning, the Frankish knights suffered from the problem of arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, and it didn't take long for them to learn a bloody lesson; but these well-trained knights quickly realized that the complex forest was not suitable for cavalry combat, so they

Most of them chose to dismount to fight these northern barbarians more efficiently.

Although Maurice took advantage at first and easily killed several unlucky knights, the opponent was not a fool. Under the leadership of Arthur, the defense formation was quickly reorganized. The knights also used the dense trees as bunkers to support each other.

They cooperated with each other, and after a while, a Varangian warrior who suddenly rushed in was killed by several knights.

At present, many of Alexius's soldiers were lent to him by Georgia. In addition, his power was not long established and finances were still very tight. The equipment of most of his own soldiers was in poor condition, and some soldiers did not even have basic armor.

The stomach is not equipped!

Even for Varangian warriors, the situation is still not optimistic. Some warriors are equipped with well-equipped heavy chain armor and sophisticated weapons made by experienced craftsmen; while some warriors only wear an ordinary piece of chain mail and have weapons.

Very ordinary.

Such a huge disadvantage makes it even more difficult for the soldiers to deal with elite troops such as the Frank Knights. If it were not for the tacit cooperation among their comrades and the correct command of their commanders, these twenty-strong northern beasts would probably all die here.

A piece of foreign land.

The Ross-style battle ax collided with the Frank-style sword and shield, sending sparks flying around. The Ross people's physical strength made the knights feel more pressure, and they indirectly felt the opponent's bloodiness and bravery. It was worthy of their praise.

They were the elite of the Roman Empire. They were experienced in hundreds of battles on the battlefield and could match any opponent.

But even this did not scare the Frankish knights. Apart from their brute force, their opponents were not as good as the "lightly armed" knights in terms of speed, maneuverability, etc. With this advantage, Arthur used his whole body's jumping ability to violently

He rushed to his side and waved his sword subconsciously. The arc of the sword fell like light and shadow on the body of the Ross soldier who had not yet reacted. The Ross soldier stared at Simon with an unwilling look.

Then he fell heavily to the ground.

On Maurice's side, he also began a solo duel with a Frankish knight. They greeted each other in a language that the other party could not understand, which gave their opponent enough face. Maurice slapped the weapon in his hand and made bursts of noise.

This was used to intimidate the opponent; the opponent also followed suit and spat in Morris's face in a "civilized" way.

Morris took the lead in attacking. How could a soldier endure such humiliation?

He quickly accelerated and ran a few steps, jumped up like a bullet, swung the battle ax in his hand and struck the knight on the head.

The combat power of this dual-wielding ax is astonishing. It can easily open the opponent's armor and take away their lives.

The Frankish knight was not stupid. He held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He had already prepared a defensive posture for battle. When Maurice was about to land, the knight quickly moved away and Maurice's ax struck the ground hard.

Before he could turn around, the knight slashed at his back, but the next moment the spirit knight was extremely surprised. The sword blade struck the shield hanging on Maurice's back, sending out bursts of sparks.

When the Varangian warriors first entered the imperial army, they usually held shields in their hands. They could also use the shields to protect themselves while slashing the enemy. But as time went by, after battle after battle, they discovered that

, instead of holding a shield to protect yourself, it is better to hang the shield behind your back!

Because the Varangian Guards generally serve as the main vanguard, when the two armies fight, they will become a powerful melee force that can contain a large number of enemies for the allies behind them; however, accidental injuries often occur on the battlefield.

Even more obvious! Many Varangian warriors were not killed by the enemy, but by the archers of their allies!

Therefore, the emperor of the empire also discovered this situation. He absorbed the previous lessons and reformed the equipment of the Varangian Guards, allowing them to hang their shields behind their backs and replace their weapons with more powerful dual-wielding axes.

This greatly reduced the chance of being accidentally injured by allies. (Later, it was discovered that the round shield could not protect the legs, so it was replaced with an iron-style shield)

In order to appear different, this warrior put on a cape. Unexpectedly, at this moment, it became a good thing to confuse his opponent.

"Go to hell!" Maurice drank, and slashed the knight's neck with his ax. In an instant, the knight's head moved away, and his body fell heavily to the ground, with a large amount of blood spilled out.

Blood dyed this land red.

Before Morris could take a breath, Arthur spotted the Russian commander about twenty steps away. Both of them had the same idea in their minds at this time, which was to kill the other commander!

Only in this way can the current stalemate be quickly broken.

Arthur rushed over first and ordered his soldiers; Maurice also understood what he meant and was ready to challenge the opponent's commander. At this moment, the two of them were alone on a battlefield that seemed to be specially prepared by God for them.

Arthur took the lead in attacking. He used a Frankish-style assault swordsmanship. The blade was like a dexterous flying fish, quickly approaching the throat of the heavily armored warrior in front of him, but what Simon felt next was the steel between steel.

The sense of collision - how could Morris die so quickly? When the opponent charged at him, the memory of the battle had long been integrated into his muscles. He reacted almost instantly and blocked the fatal blow with the body of the axe.

Morris fought back, but his opponent was not a vegetarian. He relied on his superb mobility to avoid several fatal dangers. Both of them were panting and sweating profusely, but neither of them dared to relax.

The two distanced themselves again, maintaining a fighting and defensive posture, looking into each other's eyes, both filled with murderous intent.

Despite this, the two of them were injured in different places. Although Maurice blocked the fatal blow, he also suffered some scratches on his neck. Arthur was accidentally hit by a sharp piece of metal on his forehead during the rolling climb just now.

The stone scratched him, and his face immediately started to bleed, but he looked even more murderous.

"Is this what you, a barbarian, are capable of? You really look like a little girl." During the confrontation, Arthur taunted the opponent in a full-bodied Russian language, hoping to provoke his opponent.

Morris obeyed and was greatly angered. For a moment, he could no longer care about military discipline, and broke out into the most primitive fighting form, roaring filial piety to his opponent, like a completely angered bear.
Chapter completed!