Eagle Byzantium

"That's the first layer of siege trenches." After showing off, Anna pointed to the area in front of the Prusa city wall and the earthen platform, which was only about 80 to 100 feet away, and continued to introduce to the Crete representative.

The representative looked hard and saw that this was a military project that surprised and frightened people. It exceeded people's imagination in the modern era. At the "turtle head" position of the Big Turtle Base, there were three trenches that looked like thin strips from a distance. Extending lengthwise from three sides, it surrounded the large fortress at the corner of Prusa. As a result, it was more than 300 meters away from it. The direction of the ruler suddenly turned sideways, forming a horizontal line for the siege - about dozens of caravans, along with various defense fences, gabions, and earthen baskets were laid out behind them. This was the so-called "second blockade line." , is also where various light rapid-fire artillery positions are located. It is with these artillery that the Guards Army has firmly blocked the attack on Prusa City. Then the miners and soldiers started from this horizontal trench and dug a twisted longitudinal trench again. When they reached only a hundred feet below the city wall tower (the closest one was only seventy feet), they relied on bucket-shaped wooden trusses or rollers. cover , and dug a new horizontal ditch to connect all the longitudinal ditches, and built the excavated earth into a chest-high half wall, and also erected dog-legged wood on the half wall. This is what Anna just said "The first siege front".

The border troops on the other two wings were not idle either. Their vehicle bases and trenches were also advanced to positions ranging from 180 feet to 250 feet. In the eyes of the representatives of Crete, the entire east and south sides of the city of Prusa were covered with spiderweb-like trenches, filled with temporary fortresses composed of vehicles, surrounding the target city so that no rain could enter and no birds could penetrate.

Mount Olympus in Asia Minor stands alone on the north side of the city, silently watching the fate of all beings inside and outside the besieged city.

"They dared to shoot at us from the earth platform and throw iron fire poles before, but now they have disappeared. Most of them have retreated behind the city wall, and their supplies and ammunition have begun to run short. It won't be long before we can completely take them. Get off Prusa!" After seeing that the representative had finished his "tour", Anna promptly looked forward to the glorious future.

The implication is that you don’t have to worry at all. You all have seen the majestic posture of the Guards Army. Once Prusa falls, I have 30,000 people here, and I will send 4,000 people to the island to help you. It’s not even a piece of cake.

All the representatives were also happy and said, "When we go back, we will definitely tell all the volunteers on the island about the situation here, and we will fight to the end!"

This group of people then immediately went to the port of Smyrna, and then returned to Crete on a merchant ship that concealed their identities. Then on the Messala Plain, they stood in front of thousands of Cretan rebels and boasted Gao Wenfang possesses "instruments that can shoot thunder and lightning and boulders. This kind of thing can completely destroy the walls of that castle, even if it is Constantinople. In my opinion, let alone the Venetians, they are just that fake Emperor John and his palace will soon be blown to pieces."

The inspired Cretan rebels spread word of the miraculous cannon fire, and some boasted that one shot from Gawain's cannon could completely flatten the top of Mount Olympus or the White Mountain; Some people say that this kind of cannon is so powerful that one shot can destroy ten galleys. Or five hundred cows can be blasted into flesh and blood; some people boast that this cannon can shoot poisonous flames that are ten kilometers long. From a distance, it looks like an evil red dragon flying, sweeping across with its wings, covering a radius of three hundred miles. All the vegetation and animals in Guli suddenly withered and died, and no scraps of tiles remained.

Just as St. Paul angrily accused them when he was a missionary, the Cretans were all "big talkers, lies and boasters", even though they fought very tenaciously and bravely. And we all know that the highest level of lying is to lie to yourself, and the Cretans have undoubtedly reached this level, and they soon marched towards the Castle of Gandia with great force!

"First seize the castle of the false emperor, and when the cannons of Gawain's patron arrive, they can bury the Venetian fleet at the bottom of the sea with one shot."

However, at this time, both Gawain and Anna were waiting anxiously for the "siege ace" from the rear, so that they could capture the entire city of Prusa in one fell swoop.

In the city, Tatisius was also extremely anxious.

Due to the heavy and complicated battle command, this sniff-nosed general's face has become extremely thin and dark. At first glance, he looks like a skeleton covered with an embroidered cloak.

He stood on the pile of rubble of the collapsed city wall, looking at the wreckage of the destroyed trebuchet and the wounded soldiers and citizens on the ground behind the wall, and remained silent for a long time.

Letters from John over there kept coming, asking him if he wanted reinforcements. If necessary, some troops from all directions in Prusa could be desperately sent to come, such as Castamonu's Marinus Ministry, Thessalonians Niki's Ceces department, or the five thousand reinforcements of Hungary's Palace Counselor Klembald. If possible, "Mikhail's Palace Guards stationed in the imperial capital can also be added to some of the Ducasse family." Private soldiers are sent here."

After thinking about it, Taticius wrote back:

"I have been holding on to Prusa for a long time, and I still have more than 4,000 new troops in my hand who can fight, and a quarter of the 10,000 residents in the city have died of wounds and starvation.

The enemy besieged me heavily, and the entire force was composed of the main force of the traitor Gao Wen, totaling more than 30,000 men. The enemy dug trenches and approached the base of the city wall, and bombarded them day and night with all kinds of large blunderbuss and bronze cannons. I planned to set up a retreating wall 120 feet behind the city wall at the corner of the city, and concentrate the blunderbuss and bronze cannons to hold on. In this way, even if Gawain's soldiers break in at a price, they will be defeated by my intensive firepower and kill a lot of people.

Your Majesty, I have come this far and have a clear conscience.

There is no need to gather precious military forces here, as that would be a hindrance to Gawain.

What is urgently needed is weapons, medicines, fodder and ammunition. In addition, General Marinus and co-emperor Theodore can be asked to attack Gawain's other fortresses or supply lines. We are eagerly waiting for such good news.

Your Majesty, in the palace, you must not trust the stablemaster Mikhail Nicetas and his army too much, nor be too close to Doukas and others. You must stay in the Brachna Palace and do not go out easily. You can rely on the 5,000 Hungarian soldiers sent by the Queen's mother's family for protection. "

After a few days, good news came back from Constantinople, "The supplies you need will arrive by sea soon. In addition, Theodore and Marinus have attacked the Sakarya River in two ways. I believe this will shake Gawain's mind and judgment. ”

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However, the besieging Christian army remained motionless.

About five days later, Titius received discouraging news: Marinus attempted to attack Gawain's supply line on the Sacharia River, but was defeated by Diogenes who came with only 400 cavalrymen; and then after Diogenes won, he quickly returned to Angras Fort and fought against Theodorus who was heading south with two new brigades.

When Theodorus heard that his opponent was this guy again, he did not dare to go deep into the city, and retreated to the city of Amasya after a detour.