Eagle Byzantium

Gawain nodded, and then scanned the surroundings with his sharp eyes. Suddenly, all the Dugelius and flag officers of the Gemeguis Brigade felt forced by the wind and rain, and lowered their heads in front of the sand table.

Then, the Grand Duke spoke, "Time is the most critical issue. To put it simply, I want to capture the town tomorrow. No, to be more precise, I am planning to launch a general attack at the second hour of the morning, and in two days In an hour, the silver flag of your brigade will be It needs to be planted on the top of the small town of Alemanburg. Therefore, I don’t want anyone to mention the words manufacturing equipment, digging blockades, and building earthen forts. In just two hours, your brigade must complete its mission, otherwise Yinsui will suffer. The battle flag is no longer needed."

"Obey!" Everyone has a flash on their backs. It seems that this is the Grand Duke's death order. They have to obey it. When the time comes, it will be the sea of ​​​​purgatory fire sent down by God. Even with their eyes closed, they have to rush through it with swords and shields!

Then the Grand Duke bowed and said to Giovanni, "Your Majesty the Military Judge, I will leave the specific arrangements to you."

Giovanni turned around and pointed at the sand table with his hand, "The Gimage Brigade now has eight infantry bandas, which is the largest of the three brigades (because it has absorbed many infantrymen from the Count of Blois). ), except for one banda who is assisting in the defense of Syria Gate, the other seven bandas are all here - immediately wait until the second hour in the morning, attack the due east gate of the small town with three bandas, and attack with three bandas The north gate of the small town, Finally, use a banda to climb the path and go back to the west gate of the small town. The three parties will launch a fierce attack at the same time as a signal. They go forward and follow up, concentrate all the ladders to climb the city wall, and strive to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat as soon as possible, overwhelm them, and call them to fight. Until my patron loses confidence, His Highness the Grand Duke will personally supervise the battle at the east gate, General Gregor will supervise the battle at the north gate, and leave the Banda on the west side to my command."

"Everyone, there is no formation or sequence in this battle. Take my east gate front as an example. Of my three bandas, two will attack at the same time, and one will stay behind in preparation. Fight alternately and don't give the enemy a chance to breathe. Now The information is very clear, and it was all provided by our merchants in Seleucia. In the entire Alamein Fort, the Kallegos family only has a military strength of 800 people. In addition to the casualties suffered from the previous bombardment of the Grand Plani artillery, now It is estimated that there are still two-thirds left, so the defenders of the small town may not even have 300 people - so no matter what method is used, as long as the small town is captured before the emperor or prince's reinforcements arrive here, then the final victory will definitely belong to us. "Gawain stood up at this moment, "No security force, no garrison strength, all troops, regardless of generals or soldiers, press forward with all your strength, remember two hours, two hours!"

After the morning sun fell, the brutal battle officially started. Gawain pointed the phosphorus fire sword in his hand downwards and inserted the blade deeply into the soil in the aisle facing the small city gate. "This is the limit. From now on, no one dares to carry a soldier on his back Anyone who crosses this line will be executed by me with my sword!" Then the shouts of the explosion tsunami shouted on both sides of his body - two Banda detachments, a total of 1,200 Gemmagis soldiers, the front line Wearing a chain turban, holding a shield, behind The lightly armed columns held up ladders and swarmed to the bottom of the small town. Because it was on the top of a hill, the small town of Alamein Castle was not protected and isolated by water trenches. However, many Kallegos soldiers still stood bravely on the wall. They made the only one in the city The stone chapel was demolished, and the wood and bricks were thrown down like raindrops in the wind. The Gemmagis soldiers below desperately formed a shield formation to protect them. Many people were killed and injured before being dragged away. , the successors continue to top.

The entire eastern city wall was filled with people boiling like a swarm of ants, fighting to the death, while the northern section of the city wall also had the same terrifying scene.

"Drum!" Gawain watched all this and roared angrily, and then a row of drummers with feathers on their helmets began to beat the hanging Turkic-style leather drums with a rhythm like a rainstorm. : The inspired soldiers of Gemmagis over there began to set up ladders, regardless of their casualties, and scrambled to attack upwards. The defenders above raised crowbars to pry, and picked up iron forks to stab, but Gemakis The number of Magis soldiers had an absolute advantage: there were only one hundred and fifty defenders in front of them. Although they resisted desperately, the city wall soon became like a dike about to be washed away by the torrent, with loopholes everywhere: many The Gemmagis soldiers jumped over the battlements, drew swords and wielded axes, and fought with the defenders. Many of them lost their weapons and simply rolled around and trampled on them.

"Keep drumming, don't stop!" Gawain waved his big hand, and the sound of the drum band around him became even louder. Under the scorching sun, many drummers kept waving their hands with each other, and sweat was pouring all over their bodies. Although numb, I didn't dare to stop.

Kabeamia and Agnes were also extremely nervous, watching the brutal fighting at the top of the city.

"Don't hesitate, crush the enemy at this moment - the last banda, Dim Goliath, led by you, rush forward, just like Birrell and Gottschalk led the attack Like a Hungarian castle." Gawain made a decisive decision, and then Dim commanded three ladders and the last Banda detachment, which was supposed to be a reserve team, roared and rushed forward.

At the same time, the town garrison officer saw that the main gate was in danger, so he also took the only fifty reserve soldiers, stepped on the ladder, and rushed to the east gate to join the battle. This brave garrison officer drew out his single-edged saber, and fought bravely with the soldiers around him, killing the Gimages soldiers who had rushed in and forced them to retreat. When he jumped onto the parapet, chopped down a Gimages brigade flag bearer, and took the battle flag from his hand, the defenders burst into thunderous cheers. The situation was about to be reversed!

Dim, who was setting up the ladder under him, had just climbed a few steps when he saw the armored wild boar Birell at the foot of the hillside, running quickly from the village position with a group of militia. It seemed that he was preparing to come to support, no, to be precise, to steal the credit, because the Grand Duke had no deployment for them.

"No, I can't let that guy get away with it. I'm going to attack!" Dim said, and then he put on the visor on his helmet, then he clung to the ladder with one hand, and held the back pocket with the other hand, and climbed up with all his strength. In a flash, he climbed in front of the town garrison officer who was standing on the battlement holding a flag and shouting.

The garrison officer looked down at the giant climbing up under his feet, and he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, raised his single-edged saber and stabbed at the gap in Dim's visor.

"Life-saving caltrops..." At the moment when the knife light came, Dim remembered the key to the "life-saving caltrop hammer" that he had asked a Norman knight for martial arts in the previous battle in Antioch: first hide (flexibility) or carry (chain mail), then pull out and swing the caltrops, strike back and take the enemy's life.

There was a dull thud. Dim stood still on the ladder and tilted slightly. The garrison officer's blade stabbed his shoulder and blood spurted out from the wound. (To be continued ~^~)