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Chapter 233 The Siege Battle Begins
In the siege camp outside Port Ella.

In the largest tent, the lights are brilliant.

Rauf said proudly: "I have dispatched my fleet in Aqaba long before, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's port."

"We use the flame as a signal, as long as the fire is lit, it proves that they have succeeded."

He pointed to the distance, the looming flames in the port of Ella: "Now, more than 1000 of my warriors have all entered the enemy's city."

"Now, they're probably in a panic."

The black wizard named Minomito said in a cold tone, "It seems that you don't trust me, my lord. You have never mentioned such an important plan to me?"

"Heh, Master Minometuo, such a trivial matter is not worth your concern, please take a look for me, what is the situation in this port?"

A falcon is not an owl.

They don't need to prey on rodents that come out at night.

So at night, their sharp eyes during the day are no different from blind people.

This was also the key to Lothar's ability to lead the Crusaders to successfully raid Saladin's camp before Lothar.

The black wizard closed his eyes, as if he was feeling something.

After a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "There is a strong smell of death in the port, there should be a big war."

Rauf immediately smiled and said, "It seems that Lamor did a good job and killed many enemies."

"It's just that the enemy has wizards after all, and Lamor needs our support."

"Pass down the order, light the torches, send out the chief thousand-man team, use all the siege weapons, and launch an attack immediately!"

Command outgoing.

The entire siege camp was boiling.

Rauf couldn't help but contemptuously said: "This Lothar is just a brat, he can't compare with my old opponent Leonard, and his men can't exceed 2000 people including conscripts."

"Now, most of them are probably attracted to the port, and the defense of the city wall is at its weakest."

No matter what Rauf thinks, his side has a big advantage.

But he was still a little uneasy, and he warned: "Master Minomeduo, if the enemy's witches attack, you must capture them for me."

"catch?"

Minomeduo snorted coldly: "Put away your lust, the battle between spellcasters is extremely dangerous, even if I am stronger, I dare not hold back."

Rauf made a bid: "When the city is broken, I will slaughter it all. At that time, all souls will belong to you and the great Scorpion God."

"You have to be clear, if you do this, Port Aila will almost be reduced to ruins after this battle, which is a great loss to me."

Minomeduo was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay, I will try to catch a witch for you, but I can't guarantee it."

Rauf was still a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to say anything after seeing the gloomy expression on Minomed's face.

Although the strength of this black wizard is terrifying, his temper is even worse than that of Master Shemer, who trained him a manticore knight order.

However, as long as he can catch a witch for him to enjoy, it doesn't matter if he has a bad temper.

I heard that witches are far beyond the scope of ordinary people, both in terms of figure and appearance.

Thinking of this, Rauf swallowed subconsciously.

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In the siege camp.

The drums sounded.

The chief thousand-man team, who had been prepared in advance, wore uniform black scale armor, held a straight sword and a round shield, and began to push the siege tower forward with the sound of drums.

One by one, some Saracen soldiers were hiding under the siege vehicles, while others were pushing behind them.

In this siege vehicle, a battering ram is hung, and the top is covered with a fender with iron interlayer, which can provide a temporary shelter for the soldiers below.

The conscripted peasants and soldiers were pushed, kicked and woke up from their sleep by their officers. They were responsible for filling up the trench outside the city wall of Port Ella.

There is no moat in Ella Port, but the trenches on the outer circle are also an insurmountable obstacle for those huge siege machines.

Accompanied by the roar of wild beasts.

The manticores carried the knights behind them into the air. These manticores have not been fed since today, just to maintain their viciousness.

Under the mound not far away.

Jeanna quickly retracted her head.

Fortunately, these manticores and the knights behind them didn't look at her at all.

In the ditch farther away, there were nearly 200 hussars and their servants.

Only she ran to the front alone to observe the layout of the enemy's siege camp.

A Mamluk cavalry in black armor was waiting in the rear, and did not participate in the attack on the city - it was probably arranged to guard against the hussars led by her.

With the Falcon around, it was impossible for Rauf to hide the news that she led the team to escape the siege.

Lothar called Rauf a fool who thought he was smart, but although Rauf was self-righteous, his intelligence was still in the category of normal people.

Therefore, he had deployed his personal guard, the most elite cavalry force, behind the camp in advance.

If Jeanne wants to launch a surprise attack, the Mamluk cavalry can intercept it immediately.

"No chance."

"Then don't rush."

Jeanne is very calm.

She didn't believe that the heathen army in front of her could break through Port Ella.

Rather than leading the hussars to fight a tough battle at this time, risking more than half of the loss and disrupting the enemy's formation, it is better to watch a show here and wait for the opportunity.

The best thing is to wait until the enemy is defeated, take the opportunity to use a wave of beheading tactics, and directly deal with the leader of the enemy, that villain named Rauf.

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at this time.

Lothar had led the Varangian guard to the walls.

In the port, it was just to clean up some of the enemy's remnants and defeated soldiers. This kind of small task was left to Model by Lothar.

"My lord, do you want to fire?"

Hans asked.

With the accuracy of the Siegfried Tower, hitting the enemy's siege towers and siege vehicles at this distance is not a problem at all.

Although this kind of siege weapon is not afraid of ordinary bows and arrows and stone throwing, it does not mean that it is not afraid of ballistas and trebuchets.

Once the siege engine is destroyed, the enemy's siege plan can be declared bankrupt tonight, and even the latest siege plan can be declared bankrupt, and they must rebuild the siege engine.

Carrying a simple ladder, braving the enemy's arrows and shells, attacking the city with ants, will only appear in the disparity in strength between the enemy and us, or in TV dramas.

Lothar shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer, bring them closer before firing."

The siege engines in the Siegfried Tower are extremely accurate, and the unique design of the shooting holes makes them have a large range of fire. This is why Lothar dared to let them put the siege engines closer before attacking. one.

Moreover, he still has the trump card of Dragon's Breath, even if the enemy is completely out of the shooting range of the Siegfried Tower, he can still burn the soldiers in the entire siege tower into torches.

If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to consume more of the enemy's strength, how would he carry out the next step in the Sinai strategy?

At that time, it will be his turn to attack the city.

The enemy's distance is getting closer and closer.

The leader of the Armenian mercenary regiment shot an arrow and accurately hit a Saracens soldier hiding behind the battering ram's fender, but a newcomer immediately took his place.

Moreover, this man also learned his lesson and blocked the shield on the hole in the fender.

Fitting perfectly, his light infantry could not cause effective damage to the enemy at all.

"Oh, this battle is difficult."

The mercenary leader sighed lightly.

If it wasn't for the siege, he would have taken his men and run away long ago.

Above the head, there was a lion's roar at this moment.

Ten manticore knights flitted across the sky. The knights behind them were not so much knights as beast tamers. Because they were moving at high speed in the air, no matter whether they were bows or javelins, they lost their aim.

In fact, they are unable to play any combat role, but serve as the brains of the manticore, commanding these beasts to fight.

(End of this chapter)