Riders of the holy mountain: A Haystan AAR second try

Chapter 10
Invading new lands on the other side of the sea

King Zare message for the chronicles in Armavir,
Arkah Zare the first, Arkah of Hayastan
Many things happened since the last time I wrote from the city of Mythline. We stayed the winter there and as soon as the snow was gone we saddled our horses and rode out towards Europe, a new continent to be conquered. Even the mighty Persians couldn’t conquer the Hellenic homelands, but they were now gone as was the power of the Hellenic fools in the east. There is only Armenia in the east. Every one lives and dies under the rule of Armavir and the Arkah. After we left the city it tooks uf many months before we reached the sea again on the other side of Asia-Minor. The people who were living there would provide us with ships to cross the water, so there was no need to waist our money on building a fleet in the Black Sea. A few months ago messages out of Gerrha reached me. I didn’t know that the situation in Arabia was gone so bad so soon, the army I send from the African front had now to move faster to its target so the enemy wouldn’t have time to attack more of our cities, they should worry about preparing their defences against our horses. It was summer when we reached the cost of Asia-Minor. It took a whole week to transport our soldiers over the water. When we reached Europe for the first time there was no soldier guarding the coastline. So we thought it was going to be easy to conquer Byzantium and make it a base for future conquests. But we were wrong the second week we were there we saw the first soldiers, a Macedonian scout party searching our army. They were with many soldiers we killed most of them with our arrows, but a few of them escaped and went back to report our location and our numbers. I got to admit something, after the battle for Mythline our forces weren’t what they used to be. Many of my men were dead, in every company there were man dead. Everyone has lost many friends in this war and the men are tired of all this fighting and want to return home. I made a promise to the gods, if the battle was ours the men were free to go home, and I will hire mercenary to fight for me against those bastards called Macedonians. But now I had to prepare a battle, I called all my captains to my tent and told them to go and warn the man what was going to happen. I told two of them to stay behind, Karo the captain of my bodyguards and Arsen the captain of the Nakharars. The three of us discussed and formed a battle plan where victory was achieved without many casualties. When they left my tent I didn’t realise that it was the last time we would make a battle plan. I called the captain of my scouts to my tent to tell him what his orders are. “Armen, you and you’re man are the only one capable for doing this. We don’t know where the enemy is with how many they are. But they know our position and our numbers. Now you’re duty is to and find out where they are and how many men they have under they’re command.” After he heard his orders he left the tent, called his man and they took their horses and rode towards the hills. This was the first time enemy scouts had out manoeuvred us. The battle was going to be hard if Armen and his men didn’t return. Two weeks later Armen and his men rode into our camp with grim faces, so I knew that the news couldn’t be that good. After he had rested for some time ha came late at night in my tent to report what he had seen. “Isn’t it late now to report this?” “Arkah, only the night is a good time to report this kind of bad news, they’re numbers are huge. Three time the men we have here. Some elites are fighting with the levies. And they are led by a great general. This battle is going to be hard even if we win our forces can’t go on further, we need to retread and resupply our forces and get more man.” After hearing all this bad news I called a servant and told him to bring us some wine. “Arkah this is no time for wine, I’ve got more bad news there forces will be here over two weeks at best.” “Two weeks so soon, I hope our men will be ready by then.“ We sat there in silence till the servant came with the wine. We called a few other men to my tent and started to drink and telling stories from our younger days. Time flew on and then we saw the enemy’s camp in the distance. That night I walked around in our camp and talking to the soldiers and while I was walking between my men I realised that no army could defeat us because they were all friends fighting and protecting each other’s back. I knew victory was going to be ours. The man going to day today will be remembered till the end of our days. Morning came too soon for many of us. We climbed on our horses and rode towards the enemy. Lacking any advantage against the enemy army, the moral was very low between our ranks. I stopped the army and spoke to them: “Today we stand at the beginning of a new era, an era were hay lords rule from one said of the earth to on other. The only one who stands between us and victory are those boys loving Hellenics. Their time of glory is gone, ones they stood against the mighty Persians and won but today they stand against Hay. Who are here as free men to fight for the glory of Hayastan! Over a thousand year people well talk about this moment were we entered the main lands of Europe. One day we will reach the end of this earth and rule over all those lands. Who is going to stop us, those weak Macedonians who can’t even ride on a horse? I say no men can stop us. And now men let’s go and fight so you can return to home and rest for the rest of your days, and knowing that you fought as free men next to your Arkah. But now let’s ride out and kill those bastards. Who is with me?” At that moment all the men started to scream and the horses flew forward, towards the enemy. The battle was glorious, arrows flying towards the enemy. Every man that wasn’t wearing armour fell dead as soon as an arrow hit them. Our archers and slingers killed the mighty phalanxes. Victory was ours with not much hardship. But we lost too many good men that day, Arsen the captain of the nakharars died in the second charge in the phalanx. The captain of my bodyguards died after he killed the enemy general, the second son of Macedonian king, a glorious dead for Karo. Those both man will be remembered till the end of times two true hay heroes. They will be put to rest in the temple of Anahit at Armavir amongst all those great Hay heroes. After the battle we retreated back to Asia-Minor. The hay forces returned home and I hired mercenaries to fight with me against those Macedonian scums.

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After the battle was done I got a messenger from Armavir, that no nation or people under this sun is so advanced as the Hay Kingdom.
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Our navy had fought with Macedonians and the admiral send me a piece of a Macedonian war ship as proof that our ships ruled over the waters like our horses ruled over the land.
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Winter came soon, now that my men were returning home I stayed behind with a small garrison of men who were my bodyguards and slaves. Winter passed slowly, the life in the camp was not that interesting at that moment. The only thing happening was mercenary captains coming and offering their services to the Hay Arkah and Hayastan. Off course I needed to pay them first so they would join my ranks nut these guys seemed like true soldiers, and I trusted that they wouldn’t betray me and go to the enemy. Spring came and my new Army marched towards Europe for the second time. This times there many infantry men in my ranks. And I was proud to fight next to such brave man. In the middle of spring we reached a large Macedonian army who was ready to kill us all. I didn’t have good scouts this time but Narek second in command of the old scouts stayed with me. He returned with news that victory could be us with not too much trouble and after that we could march to Byzantium unchecked till we arrive there. A week later they were there. I didn’t need to speak to these men because they didn’t understand my language most of the spoken Greek or a Gallic language I couldn’t understand. Their captains could speak Hayeren but the rest couldn’t yet. But in time they will learn our language.

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End Chapter 10

Next Chapter will be next saturday, hope you guys enjoy it