A wave of horsemen began closing the distance between themselves and the Roman army, continuing to fire waves of arrows while charging towards the Roman lines. The Archers of the Roman army released another volley of arrows and then began to retreat behind the lines of the Infantry and Cavalry.
"Alexios! Domianus! Prepare the formations! On my command we meet the enemy." orders Constantine
Alexios, commanding the Infantry, yells out, "prepare yourselves men! Prepare a wall against the horsemen!"
Domianus, commanding the Cavalry, orders, "Kataphraktoi! On the kephale's command, we charge the enemy!"
The cavalry on the flanks begin to form up into a wedge formation and begin to prepare their lances for the engagement. The infantry prepares their spears and shields in preparation for the massive wave of cavalry running towards them. With this, Constantine looked at the ottoman army and then his own and took note of a tactic used by the Byzantines which he had hoped to make use of.
"Domianus! When I give the command, make sure the enemy's cavalry is focused on the kataphraktoi, you are outnumbered, however, trust me with this. Alexios! I have a plan! hold until I give the say so to engage, once I do, march at a slow pace!"
Constantine then looks at Nepotian, a young boy who has followed Constantine in many of his battles and was a part of his own formation of guardsmen. "Nepotian, I have an order for you, have the toxotai move towards the flanks of the formation, when the Kataphraktoi engage, move to the enemy's flank and fire upon them."
Nepotian looked surprised at this new set of responsibilities given to him, but he nods his head and begins to ride towards the archers.
The ottoman raiders then got within 150 meters (164 yards) of the Roman army in which Constantine yelled out, "CHARGE THE ENEMY!"
150 of the heavy cavalry of the Roman army begin speeding towards the ottoman army, the distance between the two forces closed quickly and the armies engaged like two trains colliding together. All that could be heard from the front was the sound of metal striking metal and loud screams of men being struck down in the fighting. This engagement of the Roman cavalry brought the attention of the Ottoman cavalry which focused entirely on trying to take out the heavy cavalry of the Romans. While this was all happening, the infantry under Alexios were marching slowly until they were just before the engagement of cavalry, and on the flanks, the archers led by Nepotian were in clear sight of the enemy cavalry. As soon as the opportunity came, Constantine gave out his command,
"Skoutotai! Toxotai! Engage the enemy!"
Dozens of infantry moved in between the holes made by the engagement of enemy cavalry and used their spears to pick off cavalry stuck fighting the Roman heavy cavalry while on the flanks of the enemy, the archers fired off volleys into the confused ottoman cavalry bringing down dozens of horses and men. Constantine and his bodyguard then moved swiftly to join the fight by aiding the cavalry with their fight against the ottoman force.
For an hours period of time, all that could be heard on the battlefield would be the whizzing of arrows, the hissing of swords between men in close combat, and the shouting and pleading of dying men on the battlefield. Once the dust cleared, blood and bodies filled the ground, Ottoman and Roman men alike. Laying with twisted faces as the fear they felt before their death was still painted upon their faces.
Constantine looked down at the scene from his horse with dirt from the air covered upon his face, he shook his head at the scene, seeing many of his brethren slain in order to protect his people from further demise. He then yells out, "Domianus, Alexios, Nepotian, count the dead, living, and captured. Make sure to bury our men, make sure to begin taking care of the wounded, for the enemy's dead, leave them unburied, leave the men to do what they want with them."
With this order, many graves were dug for Roman men lost in the battle, an orthodox priest accompanying the army prays for the men lost while those who knew the dead shed tears for their fallen comrades. In the end, nearly 140 casualties and 50 dead for Roman casualties. For the ottomans, they came out with 220 casualties and 190 dead, the rest of them retreating from the battle.
Domianus, Alexios, and Nepotian report the dead to Constantine and begin setting up a temporary camp to rest as it had now reached near evening and would grow dark soon. Domianus soon approaches Constantine, who is seen pacing back and forth, clearly with something on his mind.
"Constantine? Are you fine?" asks Domianus.
"So many men lost, and for what? The boy buried just earlier, I remember when I brought him into my retinue, he showed promise while I was in Constantinople governing the city for John." responds Constantine as he shakes his head.
"The Ottomans, they won't stop here, and they'll return once we leave, I'm sure of it. And I don't even think there's anything I can do about it. We have a treaty that they continue to break, and nothing can be done about it." sighs Constantine.
Domianus looks down at his shoes, and then looks up towards Constantine again, "You're right, once we leave, they'll probably return and raid the region, and if we're being honest, there isn't much at all we can do. We're stuck relying on Italian mercenaries and a few Roman men to defend the borders. However, I truly believe in your ability to save the last Roman holdings from falling to the Ottomans and reclaiming our territory."
"Thank you Domianus," responds Constantine, "We will change the tide in Morea, we will save this country from disappearing."
The men would sleep in the camp and await sunrise and then begin a march back towards Selymbria to prepare for their trip to Morea. Once arriving back in the city, hundreds of residents crowded the men coming back home. Some would await, looking for their children or husbands to be seen in the line of men filing into the city, however waiting only for that moment to never come. The kephale would walk towards the city's governing hall, and just outside it, he announces,
"My people, the ottoman raiding force that came to attack us... it was defeated!"
This announcement would lead to many roaring in celebration of this, Constantine would then raise his hand upwards to calm the crowd and begin speaking again,
"However, unfortunately many brave men were lost to stop them from getting here, and I am sorry to those who have lost someone. May God protect them in the afterlife, and may God protect all of us."
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