Chapter 473: The Hammer

The Varangians are readying themselves for the upcoming battle while waiting for the troopers to slowly evacuate from the trenches to leave space for the Varangians. In a distance away the cavalries of Abraham and Khalid is still trying to breakthrough the chains of Ottoman anti cavalry defenses and try to approach the hotspot of engagement but getting stopped every time before the curtains of caltrops and Frisian horses guarded with archers. 

Fjodor sat there quietly chewing on a loaf of hardened black naval rye bread donned in a full set of plate armour with the battle club hanging by his side. One of the important element for a trooper in a combat is stamina, and it is a common practice for troopers to eat some of the readily available food to replenish their stamina before a battle in the risk of stomachache and poor digestion.