Eagle Byzantium

The first cavalry to appear were the Ogus volunteer cavalry recruited by Gawain. Because of the hot weather, they all took off their iconic felt hats and feathers, with a few braids hanging behind their bare heads. , blowing in the wind, most of the people simply took off their armor, wearing tight-fitting embroidered robes in the Turkic Ghazi style, carrying bows and sabers on their backs, and rushed toward the city of Prusa in a dark crowd like a flock of mourning crows.

Behind the temporary camp fence erected in front of the east wall, all the gunmen in the new army were half-kneeling behind it, setting their shooting tools on the separated beams of the wooden fence. Titicius, wearing a bright cloak, was riding on a horse. Standing prominently on the right wing From the command position, he shouted to the troops, "Remember the rules and regulations and don't panic. Follow my orders and shoot together. Fire cannons will be followed by bows and arrows. Anyone who dares to use fire cannons in advance will be executed if they disturb the team!"

After hearing the grand duke's order, the new gunners and archers calmed down, and there was silence behind the wooden fence, except for the sound of burning match ropes.

The hoofbeats of the Ogus cavalry over there were getting closer and closer, and they were getting more and more violent. In the initial process, their formation seemed to be scattered, but when they were about a hundred steps away from the gate of the new army camp, they suddenly broke out. They gathered together, and with their excellent riding skills, they immediately formed a dense line moving forward. The horses' heads rushed to be the first, and the bowstrings were drawn as full as the full moon, and they rushed straight towards the camp fence and trench.

The arrows of the Ogus people shot like the wind from the horseback. Titicius, who was riding behind the wooden fence and commanding, was immediately hit by two arrows, but they were blocked by his fine chainmail. , "Shoot!" General Xiangbi slashed his saber and shouted, a little hoarsely but decisively.

The calm gunman of the New Army fired a wave of fire arrows and lead pellets from behind the wooden fence. After the thunderous noise, dozens of cavalrymen from the front-facing Ogus volunteer cavalry fell off their horses and were killed and wounded, and violent commotion broke out in the rear team.

Then the archers of the new army stepped forward to fire arrows. Under the fierce blow, the Ogus cavalry dispersed again, leaving behind a pile of corpses and fled towards the starting point.

"Long live Prusa, long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Many battlefield preachers began to cheer enthusiastically, and the New Army soldiers behind the camp fence and on the city walls also began to wave flags, firecrackers and other weapons, looking at Ugu who was defeated by them. The returning figures of the Sri Lankan cavalry cheered loudly.

But Taticius had a stern look on his face and pulled out the arrows from his armor. "Everyone continues to hold on to the camp fence. In addition, tell Mericeros to mobilize all the power and materials in the city to do what I say!"

One day later, under the city of Dolira'am, Branas ordered six light mortars to be pushed behind the first siege line, and a fire bear cannon was deployed on the second line. They began to roar alternately and volleyed, wreaking havoc on the city wall of Dolira'am. . But the defenders in the city were extremely tenacious. After they received the news that all the defenders of Laodicea Eagle Tower had been massacred, they decided not to leave any escape route for themselves: everyone gathered on one wall and gathered all the firearms and crossbows. Shooting at them, and constantly taking advantage of the intervals between the defenders' brigade's bombardments to select dead soldiers to rush out of the city gate to attack.

After fighting for a whole day, more than half of the defenders were killed or wounded, but they still stood on the shattered city wall, damaged three of Branas's light mortars, and shot two centurions of the defenders' brigade. "It seems that we can only bombard again tomorrow, open the gap, and fight the enemy in the streets..." Branas, who was standing on the opposite Gaofu to supervise the battle, thought with some distress.

At the same time, Gawain's Red Hand Brigade and all the cavalry regiments also marched to the city of Prusa. Gawain sent envoys hoping that Titicius would surrender like Brenus. "Besides, as long as John surrenders the royal capital, I am willing to surrender in Momo." Leah, let him keep a duchy and live in peace."

"Moria is the legal territory of the empire. Why would a traitor with a high degree of education use it to trespass?" Tatisius in the city sternly refused, and blinded Gawain's envoy in his right eye, cut off his right hand, and put it back, "Tell me The traitor Gawain, the city of Prusa is guarded by Titicius and he cannot pass it. Half a step further! His Majesty the Emperor is mobilizing the army and contacting the allies. He will be heavily reinforcing this place in the near future. Gawain, you are coming from the plateau. It is easy to retreat. It is better to retreat now and save a life. If Labzon tries to sneak into your defense again, you will regret it."

After seeing the bloody "reward", Gawain was furious, "It will take three or four days for the artillery regiment to arrive here. We will first set up the five-barreled cannon and the large plani cannon to attack the city wall of Prusa."

A fierce offensive and defensive battle ensued.

Gawain ordered the soldiers to set up five cannons, but Titicius ordered the soldiers to crouch on the wall and shoot with small bronze cannons. The five cannons were destroyed before they could be set up;

So Gawain set up the large Plani cannon, and Tatisius immediately built the raised earth platform and asked the soldiers to bring the large bronze cannon to bombard it, knocking down three cannon carriages one after another.

Gawain sent cavalry to sweep out the city, and Titicius also bravely led the Vadateri cavalry to fight out of the city, desperately protecting the sea channel to the west of Prusa, and fighting with the red-handed cavalry and the Comaroi cavalry at the risk of their lives. , and ordered a small group of infantry and archers to ambush, both sides had mixed success, but Gawain's cavalry was frequently ambushed and lost many horses, which made matters worse;

After several days of fighting, the main force of Gawain's artillery corps arrived and began to bombard the east wall of Prusa under the cover of cart ramparts and earth ramparts. However, most of the stone balls and shells were shot into the earth platform and the earth ramparts of the wall, and the kinetic energy of the destruction was mostly offset. As a result, after three days of continuous shooting, the walls of Prusa still stood firm. However, the five petal-shaped protruding earth platforms were completed. The new army of Taitishius, relying on the self-made artillery shipped by sea, destroyed many of Gawain's covered wagons. After that, Taitishius ordered half of the soldiers to continue to defend the east wall, and the other half and able-bodied men continued to build petal-shaped earth platforms along the south wall of the city, and sent letters to Constantinople, requesting Emperor John to allocate more military pay and supplies.

Gawain then ordered the Fire Bear Cannon to continue bombarding, but secretly ordered the Tronzac miners to dig two tunnels, preparing to release fire pigs or detonate Khitan snow barrels to destroy the city wall, but Titthisius dug a tunnel vertically downwards from the gate tower of the city wall, tied a copper bell for monitoring, and after determining the location of Gawain's tunnel, he sent soldiers to use reed pipes to blow "defensive fire" at the exit, burning the Tronzac miners into "fire pigs" one after another. Those who were not burned to death or burned also fled back like panicked wasps, and then the tunnel was completely destroyed by Titthisius.

Gawain also built a counterweight ladder to try to approach the city wall for the commandos to climb, while Titthisius placed a catapult behind the wall and fired heavy stones continuously, smashing all the ladders.

After a month of fighting, when Gawain's left-wing army came to join, Titthisius and the city of Prusa still persisted in resistance.

Before this, Branus's brigade had captured the city of Doliraem after fierce street fighting, slaughtered all the defenders in the city, and rushed to join the patron.

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"It seems that my biggest mistake in the Battle of Philomelon was letting this noseless guy run back." Branus saw Gawain in the scarlet tent, and he said this to make fun of himself.