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Chapter 419 Battle of Gaza City
Under Gaza City.

Shouting and killing.

Raising their shields above their heads, the neatly lined up Saracen soldiers were pushing the siege towers and battering rams, slowly approaching the city wall.

From time to time, someone was hit by an arrow shot from the city and fell to the ground.

But the number of enemies is too many.

Although Gaza City was the focus of protection, Baron Robert, who was in charge here, did not send many troops to participate in the Crusade in Jerusalem, but the total strength of Gaza City was only [-], and most of them were militiamen recruited temporarily.

The power ratio between the enemy and the enemy has reached a terrifying ratio of one to ten.

Baron Robert, who was standing on the top of the city, pressed his palm on his saber: "Aim at the enemy's siege tower, and fire the rocket—let it go!"

The crusader archers at the head of the city began to ignite fire arrows. This special fire arrowhead was hollowed out and filled with sulfur, pitch, and grease-soaked lint. It was a sharp weapon for fire attack, but it also sacrificed range and accuracy.

boom--

There was a clanging sound.

Most of the arrows hit the siege tower, and were bounced off by the iron covering it. Only a few dozen arrows shot through, but they couldn't ignite the siege tower that had already been splashed with water.

Seeing that the siege tower was almost approaching the city wall.

Baron Robert ordered loudly again: "Throw the cupping pot!"

The fire pots used by the Crusaders were far less flammable than the Greek fires of the Eastern Empire. The flames covered the siege towers, and it was obviously far from enough to burn this huge monster.

Finally, the siege tower reached the city wall.

The Saracen soldiers, who had already been ready, immediately kicked open the baffle, put it between the city wall and the siege tower, and rushed towards the city wall.

However, the springboard of the siege tower is narrow, and the number of troops that can be deployed at the same time is limited.

In addition, the Saracen army that came from Egypt was not well prepared. Therefore, after the four siege towers were built close to the city wall, they fell into a bitter battle for a while. Many soldiers who ascended the city were killed by the Crusaders. Pushed down the top of the wall and fell heavily to the ground.

Some of those who hadn't been thrown to death couldn't get medical treatment at all in this chaotic battlefield, and could only wailing and waiting for death to come.

"Be careful, master!"

A servant in a red burqa pushed a knight away, and he was hit by a mace, which directly cracked his helmet. Blood was bleeding from the servant's seven orifices, and he fell to the ground and saw that he was dead .

The surviving knight stabbed the opponent with a sword, but immediately realized that something was wrong.

This sword actually pierced through the scales on the enemy's body, but was blocked by the inner lining of the mail armor. This tall Mamluk soldier showed a ferocious smile under the mail helmet, and covered his gloved left hand. Grabbing the armed sword stabbed by the knight, he swung the mace with his right hand and smashed it at the knight's head again.

click -

The flying spear almost flew past the knight's shoulder, and directly penetrated the Mamluk soldier's head, and the powerful force made him retreat several steps one after another.

The knight looked back.

Only then did he realize that it was his father. Baron Robert, in his busy schedule, took the opportunity to throw this spear.

But soon, there were footsteps on the pedal in front of him again.

In the pitch-black siege tower, there seemed to be a giant beast slowly emerging.

And the number of soldiers fighting side by side has become less and less. Even if the number of siege towers is limited, the enemy is outnumbered and the enemy is numerous. Not its opponent at all.

The unknown enemy finally appeared.

There was another group of Mamluk soldiers in heavy armor. They held maces, straight swords, and round shields. Robert rushed.

Little Robert yelled "Ah".

He picked up a crusader's kite shield and greeted the enemy.

boom--

The hammer hit the barrel helmet with a heavy, muffled sound.

His eyes were suddenly dark, and the things he could see through the gaps in the armor became blurred.

puff-

He fell into the pile of corpses at the head of the city.

I do not know how long it has been.

When Little Robert woke up, he crawled out from the pile of corpses. The heavy armored corpses made him unable to breathe, and the strong smell of blood became more and more intense under the scorching sun. It smells bad.

After getting up, I realized that the battle situation had stabilized at this time.

A siege tower has fallen aside.

The city wall where I was standing had no more enemies, and the vast majority of the defenders had gone to other places for support.

My father was still standing at the head of the city, where the enemy was eye-catching, and ordered loudly: "Let go!"

boom!
The ballista at the top of the city pierced through the siege tower with a bang, and the layer of iron covering the siege tower, where was the opponent of this powerful ballista, was easily torn apart like a piece of paper.

The end of the crossbow in between is connected to a rope, and the rope is connected to a suspended boulder. With Baron Robert's order again, the sound cable of the suspended boulder was cut off by the crusader with a click.

The sudden falling boulder immediately drove the rope at the end of the crossbow, causing the entire siege tower to be deflected by the falling momentum of the boulder.

With a roar.

Dozens of elite Mamluks who were about to attack in the siege tower let out roars of horror.

Immediately, the siege tower collapsed to the ground.

The soldiers inside were either thrown to pieces, or smashed to death.

Perhaps this was the straw that broke the camel's back.

The urgent horn sounded for the enemy's withdrawal.

The Saracen soldiers began to flee in embarrassment. Some Saracen soldiers who were still stuck on the city wall did not notice the sound of the retreating horn at all. When they recovered, they realized that they were surrounded by the enemy.

Looking at the Saracen soldiers who fled in embarrassment, throwing away their helmets and armor, the Crusaders defending the city all showed a kind of gratitude for their survival after the catastrophe.

Little Robert took off his helmet, and his beautiful golden curly hair was completely wet with sweat and stuck to his cheeks and forehead in locks and strands. He panted violently, took off the pitcher next to him, and gulped it down.

"I don't know where Miss Cellinina has gone."

He especially remembered the scene when Celinina left that day, the sky was filled with yellow sand, the cavalrymen chasing her, and the "witch" who did not know what kind of spell was cast, so that the arrow was stuck in the neck of the Saracen scout.

"If she is still there, with her witchcraft, no matter how many enemies are attacked, it is impossible to achieve any results, right?"

Little Robert's face showed deep regret and envy, and he didn't know what kind of personality charm the Marquis of Lothar, whom he had never met, had to be able to get Miss Cellinina's service.

In the camp below the city.

Adil's face was gloomy: "Master Salman, are you still unwilling to make a move?"

On the side, the spell caster, who was wrapped in a black robe, hooded, and veiled, said coldly: "I made a promise with your lord that I would not attack ordinary people—after he agreed, I agreed to fight with him." cooperate."

"If you are really kind, you shouldn't have watched hundreds of my soldiers die on the enemy's wall!"

Adil said angrily: "My siege equipment has been completely destroyed. If you want to take Gaza as soon as possible, you have to send soldiers with simple ladders to climb the walls of the Crusaders. You know how many people will die." ?"

Building siege equipment depends on technology and time.

It is true that there are craftsmen in his army who are good at making siege machines, but where can they get enough materials to make siege machines in a short period of time?Where did he find the time to spend it all under Gaza City?

Master Salman was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "An agreement is an agreement. Once there is a precedent, there will be one after another."

(End of this chapter)