Eagle Byzantium

"Hold on!" When a dozen Turkic assaulters jumped over the rifles, waved their weapons and howled at them, the defenders fighting on foot by the wall did not panic or run away. They formed a group of five, three One person was standing, holding a long hook, two people were half-kneeling, holding axes and guns, and three people were rushing forward with hooks. The two were half-kneeling and silent, and all the more than ten Turkic assaulters were caught in the middle of the intersection. Like animals, they pushed back against the carbine, and the spear blades on several people's backs were penetrated straight to their chests. The remaining people held shields and brandished knives, and were just about to resist - amid the shouts, the walls on both sides Three or five defenders, each holding swords, shields or battle axes, surged out. As they waved their arms, heads flew and rolled. In just half a minute, all the enemies who rushed in were hacked to death, and no one survived.

This was the case at every entrance to the sub-wall. Amasa's assault team fought fiercely, but found that Gawain's soldiers behind the rifle remained unmoving. They each formed a very tacit fighting group: three people with long hooks, There were two people with axes and spears, seven or eight with axes and swords, and two people holding thorn spears or wild boar guns from behind to support them. They went back and forth in a series, fighting with various weapons, and the sounds of fighting were endless.

Behind them, on the back wall, the defenders' crossbowmen were also in groups of three. One person was responsible for delivering the crossbow arrows, one was aiming and triggering, and the other person was a substitute, specifically shooting towards the back of the Turkic assault queue: densely packed with people. , rarely missed, and the trigger sound was continuous.

The small trebuchet behind the sub-wall at the rear was not idle either. It also kept shooting at the reinforcements coming from the rear of the Turks. Many Turkic soldiers held weapons and were still waiting to take turns to come forward, but they were confused. The whizzing stone bullets smashed into his head, causing brain matter and body fluids to fly everywhere.

After the fierce attacks at the entrance of the sub-wall were frustrated one after another, the Turkic soldiers who rushed in a second time threw fire cans at the sub-wall. However, half of the wall was tilted and was heightened by dog-legged wood. The cupping pot couldn't be thrown at all, so it rolled down upside down and burned the family members running around.

But Gawain on the city gate tower saw this group of brave enemy troops. Before the flames were extinguished, they gathered again like an ant colony with the encouragement of the flag bearers and imams. If it catches fire, use the hook of the rope to throw it up, put it on the wooden legs of the flat wall, and climb up screaming. At this moment, on each sub-wall platform, five people were kneeling to control the crossbow machine, shooting downwards at the lower row of shooting ports with their eyes closed, and six people were holding long-handled spears with their hands upside down, and were shooting along the upper row. The shooting port is used to stab the head or abdomen of the person climbing up - the Turkic soldiers below, in order to cover, lined up to shoot arrows at the shooting port of the flat wall, but the flat wall and the traditional Different from the battlements, the defending soldiers do not need to stick their heads out at all when shooting and fighting, and they are not threatened by arrows shot by the enemy - unless the Turks have concentrated sharpshooters who can use arrows to shoot up and down The staggered shooting ports were sealed, but this was obviously impossible. After all, there were no sniper rifles or machine guns capable of rapid fire in that era.

Soon, the Turkic soldiers who rushed forward did not need to use ropes at all: they stepped directly on the corpse of their companion to reach the half-waist position of Ziqiang, then gritted their teeth and used a method to lift the corpse of their companion. , blocked the shooting port of the sub-wall, and then continued to climb up.

But at this time, the soldiers behind the sub-wall dropped their crossbows, pulled out their stabbing spears, and exchanged them for a cavalry ax with a middle handle. They held it in their hands. Anyone who saw a hand grabbing the gap between the dog's leg wood or the iron wire, One chops one, and one chops two. The Mosul officers who were commanding the attack below only saw severed hands and fingers falling continuously. Many people cried and covered their broken arms, slid down the sub-wall, and ran towards the back one by one. There were two brave ones. Walking back and forth, use the bag to pick up all the severed fingers...

Amasa, who was standing under the rear banner, held his forehead with his hands in pain and ordered a temporary retreat.

Then came the "garbage time" for both sides. They set up trebuchets and ballistae at each other, and stone bullets came and went in mid-air. Everyone retreated to their respective camp lines, adjusting and resting.

The angry Amasa wanted to cause trouble for the believers who were released by Gawain that day, accusing them of providing information that was not relevant to the matter, but where could he find them? Except for some older people who did not participate in the siege, almost all the other middle-aged people died under the Ziqiang defense line. Two or three seriously injured people also died not long after being brought back.

Hearing such a tragic situation, General Amasa also fell silent, and had no intention of blaming anyone. Instead, he summoned the military camp generals, imams, and Bey magistrates who accompanied the army in Mosul, and listened to them carefully. Thoughts on capturing Gawain's stronghold.

Then Amasa made a calculation: now he has set up fourteen camps on the front line towards the Orontes camp; on the front line behind Rose Ridge on his right, he has set up three camps; In front of his left side, facing the iron bridge, there are five more camps. The entire formation is in an arc shape, and in the direction of Atta City and San Simeon, in addition to his remaining troops, there is also Aleppo King Khidwan, with the Daphne Jungle as the central core, controlling the densely packed camps in the upper reaches of the Orontes River. .

In general, although he was defeated in today's offensive and lost hundreds of people, he still had an absolute advantage in terms of strength on the front line, because with the servant army provided by Ridwan, he had about 12,000 people. , should be several times the front-line force that Gawain can maintain.

"From Ridwan's camp, send an order to the military camp of His Highness the Prince, requesting him to capture the iron bridge fortress as soon as possible and bring the three military forces together. Tomorrow, we will change our tactics and continue to attack the current Time is of the essence for this camp. Even if we fail to capture it completely before His Highness arrives, we still have to strangle the opponent to the point where he can only breathe!"

At the same moment, in the Orontes camp, all the soldiers who won today, except for the alert sentries, were eating nervously and orderly, as if they would have no food starting tomorrow: according to the agreement of taking turns to enter and fight. , Tomorrow the Gimakis Brigade and the Guardian Brigade will each detach part of their detachments to guard.

"Please, Grand Duke, trust our troops. They all grew up in Syria and are familiar with the skills and tactics of defending the city." At this time, Gregor followed Gawain who was patrolling the camp, and kept asking for help. The soldiers and horses under his direct command boasted.

After a while, the Grand Duke led the guards to the other camp connected to the "Gawain's Bridge". The place was surrounded by wooden fences and thorns. The remaining Crescent Cult laborers, about three to four thousand people, squatted in fear. Sitting inside, there were some soldiers patrolling with weapons standing around. When these people saw Gawain, they couldn't help but feel restless.

Gawain could clearly see that their eyes were filled with fear, uneasiness and hostility. (To be continued ~^~)