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Chapter 491 Taking the City
Damietta.

These days, a lot of bad news comes one after another.

The important eastern town of Thinis only resisted for less than a day before it fell. The fortresses of Garsilah Fort, Tamnu Fort, and Sahel Fort, which were garrisoned by only a few hundred troops, could not hold on for long.

All these prove that the Crusaders are not just an army good at field battles, they are also good at attacking cities.

These news made the morale of the defenders in the city even lower.

When he was patrolling on the city wall, he seemed to be able to hear the whispers of the soldiers in the army. They were talking about their families in the occupied areas; earlier days, when the city gate was not closed, Manu fled to the west. Relatives and friends in non-ADB provinces.
Every day, rich and powerful people fled the city on ships, loaded with property and money.

Even Governor Ibn is transferring his family members and relatives in private. Senmut can understand Governor Ibn’s difficulties, but Governor Ibn and those powerful people can transfer their relatives and ordinary soldiers guarding the city. ?

Perhaps on weekdays, Governor Ibn could ignore the thoughts of these low-level soldiers, because the most elite force of Governor Ibn was never the levies from farmers and citizens, but the Mamluk army represented by Tassenmut. .

But Damietta is a big city, and if you want to defend the city, the remaining few thousand Mamluks alone are definitely not enough.

"I heard that after the Franks captured Fort Sahel, apart from hanging the local leaders and a group of leaders who usually did all kinds of evil, they didn't kill any civilians."

"Moreover, they distributed the confiscated land to the poor."

"The price of bread in the city has increased again. In order for me to survive this war, my father spent all his savings to buy me this armor, so that my family can hardly afford to eat now."

Whispers sounded again behind Senmut.

He looked back and saw that every soldier was busy doing what they were supposed to do, patrolling, guarding, carrying equipment, lighting bonfires, everything was in order, as if those whispers were simply his hallucination.

Senmut smiled bitterly, stopped worrying about these issues, and walked towards the city.

The towering towers behind him still stood majestically, but this fortified city could no longer bring him any sense of security.

"At this time tomorrow, the Franks should be on the offensive."

Senmut said to himself.

"Holy fire, may we win tomorrow and defeat the minions of the pagan devil."

He clasped his hands and prayed facing the direction of the Eastern Holy Land.

It's getting late.

Senmut, who had returned from the tour, lay on his soft velvet couch, tossing and turning, his heart felt like a huge stone was pressing on him, his head was groggy and full of fatigue, but he couldn't fall asleep.

He simply put on his armor again, took two personal guards, and climbed onto the city wall again.

I patrolled all the way and found nothing unusual.

We didn't even notice the soldiers who were deserting or dozing off that we often saw before.

But Senmut's ominous premonition only became deeper and deeper.

"Be more alert at night, don't forget, those Franks also have a secret medicine that can see at night."

Senmut warned the soldiers on duty all the way.

He raised his head and glanced at the sky. The night was particularly dark tonight, as if the bright moon above his head had a premonition that there would be an extremely bloody battle tomorrow, and he felt horrified and hid in the clouds.

After inspecting several city walls, Senmut relaxed a little and was about to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, he heard a faint sound.

"Did you hear anything?"

The two guards shook their heads in astonishment.

Senmut patted his head and said with a wry smile: "I've been dizzy for the past two days."

Just about to turn around and leave.

He suddenly remembered something, took the torch from the guard, and slowly reached outside the city wall.

At this sight, the calmness on his face immediately turned into deep fear.

At the foot of the city wall.

A pair of iron armor reflected a cold light.Looking around, I didn't know how many enemies were lurking in the darkness.

He opened his mouth wide and was about to shout.

An arrow swished and passed through his mouth with majestic force, and along with his body, was nailed to the tower behind him.

"They've been discovered, take action immediately!"

A woodland shooter urged in a low voice.

In the darkness, arrows flew out again, killing the defenders who were just about to ring the bells.

Soon, the defenders on the east wall were swept away.

The soldiers who were ambushing at the foot of the city waited silently. After a moment, the towering city gate slowly opened from the inside out. They immediately stopped covering up their movements and swarmed into the city. .

...

When Governor Ibn was awakened, he was even a little at a loss.

"The Crusaders have already entered the city?"

"how can that be?"

"As for Senmut, call Senmut over and let him command my personal guards. We must clear out the enemies who have sneaked into the city no matter what!"

The Jewish minister, Maimonides, showed a wry smile: "General Senmut went to inspect the Eastern Wall, and if nothing unexpected happens, he has now gone to the embrace of the Holy Fire."

"Senmut is dead?"

Governor Ibn sat down on the ground.

Maimondeni stretched out his hand to support Governor Ibn: "Run away, Lord Ibn, and leave here on a ship parked in the port."

Governor Ibn was stunned for a moment and grabbed Maimondeni's hand: "You come with me!"

"No, no."

Maimondeni waved his hands hastily. He had already reached a deal with Lothar. He had no intention of leaving just like that. It was not because he was coveting the property he had accumulated over the years, but because he had stored in his residence, the manuscripts he had accumulated over the years, and Those collected books.

"The Franks are not demons who kill everyone on sight. They won't do anything to me, but according to their past behavior, they will never let you go."

Governor Ibn no longer hesitated, took a deep look at Maimondi, and then rushed out of the mansion with his Mamluks.

The property he had accumulated had been transported out of the city in batches with his family. At this time, he was traveling lightly on the way to escape.

Not far from the mansion, he heard a cry of death.

The shouts of killing are getting closer.

It was like there was no obstacle at all.

I saw a Crusader soldier holding a double-headed eagle flag high, rushing out from the corner of the intersection first, followed closely by hundreds of armored sergeants carrying large square shields and holding long spears and short swords. .

Governor Ibn's face couldn't help but change: "Have the Franks already reached here?"

Aren't there nearly ten thousand soldiers guarding the city?
Even if there were [-] pigs, it would be impossible for them to be completely wiped out in such a short period of time, right?
"Sir, we are here to defend you, so run away!"

The escorting Mamluks urged him eagerly. He pulled out the weapons in his hands and led the dozens of Mamluks who had been gathered in a hurry to attack the Crusaders rushing from the opposite side.

Governor Ibn did not understand.

But the Mamluks understood.

Except for the soldiers on night duty, the rest of the soldiers would most likely not resist at all when they heard the news that the enemy was entering the city.

After all, once they take off their armor, they become ordinary people.

As far as the news coming so far is concerned, those Franks can easily avoid killing civilians.

(End of this chapter)