Almost at the same time that John withdrew his troops, news of the Turks' advance into Paphlagonia reached Trebizond.

In the last battle, although Nicaea was defeated, Trebizond also suffered heavy losses.

The Sultanate of Roma has been trying to conquer this land, and their opportunity has come.

Lascaris's main force was deep in the western front, while Alexios's troops were scattered in Trebizond and Paphlagonia.

If we don't launch an attack now, when will we wait?

Although Alexius has a lot of troops, he will be powerless when facing the powerful Sultan of Rome.

The Trebizond-Pavlagonia area may seem like a small area, but in fact it is fertile, densely populated, and occupies an important Black Sea port city, which can bring huge trade income.

If the Turks capture this place, it will be equivalent to finding the "key" to the Black Sea, which will be positive for economic development.

The Sultanate of Roma sent an advance force of more than 4,000 people to invade Pavlagonia, and Alexius returned to Sinop urgently.

The strength of the Komnenos army stationed in Pavlagonia was about 2,000. After the Turks invaded, Alexius urgently transferred hundreds of people from Trebizond for support, but in general the number was

There is still a gap between them and the Turks.

Because it was impossible for Alexius to send all his troops to the Western Front, they also had to beware of the Pontus Mountains. If there were not enough troops to defend the Pontus Mountains, the Turks were likely to cross the mountains and point directly at Trebizond.

, this will be a disaster for Alexius.

(The source of the Roma Sultanate's military strength mainly comes from the Turkic tribes on the Persian Plateau. These Turkic tribes migrated to Asia Minor. The leaders will choose to submit to the local Sudan in order to make a living, and send Turkic warriors to help the Sudan fight. These warriors are usually well-trained and

They fought bravely and were not afraid of strong enemies. After the collapse of the Roma Sultanate, there was no government to effectively manage these uncivilized Turkic tribes, which led to the Turkic barbarians to burn, kill and loot all over Asia Minor, forcing Orthodox Christians to convert to Yinsilanism, and this continued.

By the 15th century, Asia Minor was completely Muslim.)

Alexius led his army and horses, took a small road to hide in the warehouse, and attacked the Turkic army from the flank. The two armies formally fought on a hill in Paphlagonia. Alexius himself was in charge of commanding the Komnenos army, and

The opponent's commander is unknown.

And this day is already January 1, 1205.

Alexius took the lead in attacking, and his main force hit the flank of the Turkic army like a heavy punch. Even a well-trained army could not react quickly in such a short period of time.

Armenian soldiers and Georgian soldiers were responsible for fighting in the front row as usual. When some Roman soldiers reached the flanks of the Turkic army, they were greeted by the fierce output of javelinmen and slingers. At such a close distance, the shields of some soldiers were instantly blown away.

Pierced, soldiers who lacked armor defense were pierced by javelins on the spot, or were hit on their heads and bodies by sharpened stones. The damage caused by these stones was astonishing, and it could even easily kill a person.

If an adult without protective armor cuts off his head, even if he is protected by armor, his head will be hit with a buzzing sound.

(This is no ordinary stone. The sharpened stone has a very high lethality. This thing is often used in ancient battlefields.)

After a few rounds of harpooneers and slingers, they retreated from the formation. The Armenian soldiers, who were strong in melee combat, rushed forward and rushed into the crowd before the Turkic soldiers formed a formation. They slashed wantonly, with sharp swords, without delay.

At the same time, Alexius took advantage of the cavalry. Alan, Kipchak, Norman or Arab horsemen waved their sabers. With the help of some Georgian heavy cavalry, they easily defeated the cavalry force of the Turkic army and then turned their horses.

, targeting the infantry.

For a moment, there were shouts, cries and the sound of metal collisions. Both sides tried their best. Alexius himself also participated in the battle. With his force, he chopped down several Turkic soldiers in succession.

, at the same time, he tried his best to avoid recklessness and excessive penetration. He kept a distance between himself and his own soldiers at all times, and left his back to his comrades with peace of mind.

More ordinary Roman soldiers also participated in the battle. Most of them had never participated in a battle. They were inevitably a little frightened in the first battle. Fortunately, this was a beautiful surprise battle, and the balance of combat advantage tilted towards the Komnenos army.

, these new recruits were quickly filled with confidence under the leadership of the veterans.

The same was true for a new soldier named Addis. He was frightened at first and never dared to fight the enemy head-on. But gradually, he found that he had the advantage. At the same time, a veteran encouraged him, so Addis bravely

He was brave and rushed forward with a spear in hand. The initial battle was good, but an unsuspecting Turkic soldier was blinded by him and fell to the ground.

The battle was divided into two parts and lasted a total of four hours.

The first part was the sneak attack period. Alexius was not confident enough to directly attack the front line because he found that the Turks had far more troops than his own, so he left a distance to the flanks and took a secret road to quickly march to attack the enemy.

The enemy troops were on guard. When they were unprepared, Alexius suddenly attacked them and engaged them. After the battle, the Komnenos army maintained their line and shouted filial piety, charging at the enemy with all their speed and strength, and finally won the victory.

victory.

However, due to lack of troops, a large number of enemy troops dispersed to the rear, so Alexius continued to advance in pursuit.

The second part is the pursuit period. After encountering an ambush, the enemy often chooses to retreat further. In this case, Alexius led the army to forcefully march to the enemy's retreat path and set up an ambush in advance.

The closer to the border or the base camp, the more relaxed the enemy's mood is. If an ambush war is launched at this time, a complete victory will often be achieved. As expected, the defeated Turkic soldiers once again suffered heavy losses, and in the end only about 300 people fled back to them in panic.

"home".

The enemy commander tried his best to escape from the battlefield, and it is said that one of his shoes even escaped. Constantine paid the price of more than 300 casualties, while the Turkic troops participating in the attack died directly in more than 1,000 people.

, more than 2,000 people were captured, and only about 300 escaped from the battlefield.

This attack temporarily prevented the Sultanate of Roma from thinking about the Paphlagonia region and relieved a lot of pressure on Alexius.
Chapter completed!