The Eagle of Eastern Europe

No matter how well the people of the Two Holy Mosques promote it, the residents on the front lines have no desire to sacrifice their lives for Allah.

Only ghosts think about sacrifice, they just want to live peacefully. Now that the war is raging, they naturally want to leave. Although they can come back, they don't want to change their beliefs.

"Is this Lake Tiberias? It's so beautiful."

After occupying Baniyas, Woike moved non-stop towards the Tiberias region, and soon came to Lake Tiberias, which was a rare fertile land with rich water and grass.

"My lord, the emperor has ordered us to get to Jerusalem as quickly as possible."

Woick listened to the emperor's decree and knew that the Holy City would be recovered in one fell swoop. I don’t know what kind of style Egypt has, so I have to bang my head against the wall. This is no longer the case.

"Then we have to leave immediately. Let the scouts go explore the road, and the others will follow me to Tiberias. If we are lucky, we can stay in the city at night."

Looking at the dust in the distance, the lord of Tiberias knew that the pagans were coming. But he cannot surrender. He is the most devout servant and devotes his whole life to the great Allah. Death is not scary to him, as long as he can be called by Allah when he dies.

Therefore, when the opponent's letter requesting surrender came into the city, the city lord didn't even read it. He asked all the men in the city to climb the city wall to prepare for the enemy. Not only did he personally inspect the city defenses, he also showed no mercy to those passive officers at all levels and directly punished a group of them.

After the letter of persuasion to surrender was sent, it fell into disgrace. After waiting for a day and seeing that there was still no response from Tiberias, Woick was not polite and immediately ordered the entire army to attack the city.

The battle in Tiberias entered a fierce state from the beginning. The Roman troops with high morale surged toward the city walls of Tiberias like an overwhelming force. The city lord also assumed a defensive posture, not only sending trusted officials at all levels to supervise the organized defense of the army , and even went to the top of the city with his sword in person, and started a desperate fight with the opponent.

For a moment, the sound of killings was heard above and below the city. Artillery, arrows, and flying rocks... were flying back and forth in the air. From time to time, bloody corpses fell down from the top of the city.

"Kill!" The city lord personally hacked to death a seriously injured Roman soldier who had climbed onto the city wall, panting heavily and shouting like a maniac while waving the sword in his hand. When this wave of offensive finally receded, he laughed even more when he saw the enemy troops retreating like a tide. In his opinion, these people were nothing more than this, and Tiberias could still be defended.

"Master! It's not good, master!" At this moment, a close relative of the city lord rolled over and shouted loudly when he saw the city lord from a distance: "The gate of Fatima has been opened..."

"What! What's going on?" Hearing this, the city lord couldn't believe his ears, his whole body shook, and then he asked sharply.

"Ali, it was Ali who ordered the city gate to be opened. He has taken refuge with the infidels!" the visitor cried.

"Where is Ibrahim? Isn't he there too? Why didn't he stop him?"

"Ali took advantage of Ibrahim's inattention and struck him with a knife. Then he led others to open the city gate. Now the Roman army has entered the city!"

The city lord was so angry that he was shaking all over, but before he could say anything, another person came and reported that the Mohammed Gate had also been opened, and the one who opened it was actually his cronies. Not only that, his cronies also persuaded all the ministries in the city to give up resistance and surrender. When he heard this news that was like thunder, how could the city lord still stand? The whole person's face was ashen and shaky.

"Master... what should we do now?" Others quickly supported the city lord. He took a deep breath, pushed the others away, and barely stood still with the sword in his hand. At this time, shouts of killing came from the city. Looking from a distance, the Roman troops outside the city had swarmed in. The military flag that had been planted on the top of the city was gone, replaced by the Roman double-headed eagle that had just been replaced. flag.

How could the defenders with low morale have any desire to resist when they saw this situation? Suddenly it became a mess, some immediately abandoned their weapons and surrendered, some were wandering around like headless flies, and many people even ran desperately into the city, taking off their military uniforms as they ran, trying to hide in the city and pretend to be civilians. Save your life…. They were just making up the numbers, hoping to pass.

Even where the city lord was, the troops defending the city were extremely frightened. Some soldiers who were far away looked at each other and ran away at the same time. How could they bother to defend the city? Seeing that the situation was over, the city lord's lips trembled. He wanted to curse, but something seemed to be stuck in his throat. He wanted to summon his soldiers to fight back and retake the city gate, but it was too late by now. Earth-shattering shouts of killing came from all directions. The Roman army that was approaching the city was getting closer and closer.

Not only that, the Roman soldiers who had just retreated launched another attack on the city. This time, the defenders at the top of the city had no courage at all. They collapsed and fled at the first contact, watching as the fierce soldiers continued to climb up. At the top of the city, wielding the sword in his hand and chasing them like chopping vegetables and melons, the city lord couldn't help but close his eyes and made a decision in his heart.

Snapped!

With a dull sound, the body of the city lord fell heavily to the bottom of the city. At this time, the Roman army had occupied the city. The captain took off the green flag on the city head and threw it hard at the bottom of the city. The big flag was fluttering. He landed on the ground next to the body of the city lord below the city, and then placed the double-headed eagle flag that had been prepared long ago. When the flag fluttered in the wind, thunderous cheers echoed through the sky.

Tiberias was captured by the Roman army, and they sold all the civilians in the city as slaves. Woick knew that a blood exchange was needed here, so his methods were a little drastic. Subsequently, towns such as Beaufort and Nazareth surrendered one after another. The leaders of the two port cities of Acre and Sidon had already fled before the Roman army arrived. The tragic situation of the Lords of Tiberias was right in front of them. They were afraid of becoming the next he.

The punishment of Tiberias made the local people even less courageous to resist the incoming Roman army. They only hoped that the other party would let them go, but the two legions of the New Crusaders and the New Army of the Star and Moon would not let them go.

The New Cross Legion is composed of fanatical believers of the Orthodox Church. They are loyal to the emperor and the Patriarch. They are unyielding on the battlefield. Naturally, they have only one word for these heretics: kill.

The composition of the New Star and Moon Legion is much more complicated. It is formed by Alawites, Druze and other factions. They naturally hate the Sunnis and want to kill them all.

These two legions were also formed in view of the current rise in religious extremism. They could join in the war and sacrifice themselves, so that the emperor would not have to worry.

The Orthodox Church has a good relationship with small sects such as the Alawites, and they usually get along well with each other. Of course, they do their best to deal with their common enemy, the Sunnis. Wherever they go, the people are really miserable and miserable.