The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The entire wall of Jerusalem was only about one kilometer, and the army led by Peter quickly surrounded it. Troops were stationed in major places, and external roads were blocked.

Before attacking the city, Peter specifically asked the army chaplain to pray for everything to go well. He also did this to worship God, hoping to bless him. Sometimes some things really cannot be explained by science, such as a meteorite suddenly falling from the sky and turning the tide of the war.

"General, get ready," an officer shouted.

Voick looked at Jerusalem not far away, nodded and said: "Let's get started!"

"yes!"

With an order, the Roman army's attack on Jerusalem began. Dozens of field guns roared at the same time, and the shells flew towards the Holy City with a whistling sound. When the cannonball hit the solid city wall, the stone cracked and countless rubbles flew everywhere. When the cannonball fell directly on the people on the city, their flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they screamed in agony.

"Lower! Don't run around, don't be afraid!" At the top of the city, several leaders were shouting loudly. But they were only there to comfort them, and they had never seen these things before.

With the improvement of gunpowder purification and smelting technology, Roman field artillery was much stronger than before in terms of attack range and power. Those smaller shells hit more accurately and harder! The defenders hiding behind the city wall lowered their heads and curled up as much as possible to avoid being hit by shells or flying stones and causing casualties. As for the low-level officers, they braved the artillery fire and kept an eye on the movements of the enemy troops outside the city, because they knew that once the artillery fire If it slows down a bit, it's time for them to attack.

Indeed, when the sound of the cannons gradually slowed down, the Roman army, which was waiting in full formation, began to move out. When they saw that the enemy was approaching the city wall, the defenders on the city suddenly showed their heads from behind the city wall one by one. Following an order, the overwhelming rolling wood, stones and bows and arrows were fired at the enemy troops outside the city to prevent them from attacking the city wall. close.

The defensive counterattack by the defenders on the top of the city caused some trouble for the attacking Roman army. However, they had been well prepared and suffered few casualties. Only two ladders caught fire and were destroyed. But there were more than a dozen ladders set up. The Roman legions who were ready to pass these ladders rushed to the bottom of the city wall in one breath despite the rain of arrows and flying stones at the top of the city. Then they set up ladders and climbed up.

"Quick! Move the rocks over there quickly!" A newly promoted officer shouted loudly, instructing his men to use the things they had prepared long ago to counterattack the enemy troops below the city. When the bricks and stones were thrown down, the Roman soldiers who were ascending the city suddenly screamed. A few who had climbed halfway fell from the air amidst the screams, but the soldiers behind seemed to be unaware and continued desperately. Climb up.

Perhaps it was the religious boost from the patriarch that played a role, or perhaps it was the hopeless reinforcements that brought them hope. The resistance in Jerusalem was extremely fierce, and they were able to fend off several attacks by the Roman army. When they learned that When the attack was blocked, Woike didn't hesitate for a moment after asking about the situation. He immediately stopped the attack and asked all the teams to withdraw.

The strength of Jerusalem's resistance exceeded his imagination, and he immediately understood that even if he could win it through a hard attack, it would not be a matter of one or two days, and if it were fought like this, the Roman army would inevitably suffer serious losses.

At this time, there were about 30,000 people in Jerusalem. If they were all mobilized, it would be a huge garrison. Besides, it is difficult to attack and easy to defend. If they rely on the city wall to defend, they will have an advantage. If they resist desperately, they will cause double the losses to the attacking army.

War does not rely on momentary bravery, but more on the correct decision of the commander. So when he learned that the attack was blocked and the defenders resisted fiercely, Woick decisively stopped the attack and withdrew the troops.

When the Roman army retreated like a tide, the defenders at the top of the city let out earth-shattering cheers. It seemed that Allah was still on their side.

"General, these heretics are too arrogant, let me charge again!" Looking at the appearance of the defenders at the top of the city, several generals said angrily, especially the officer who was in charge of the attack in front was even more angry.

"Why are you so anxious? If a dog bites you, will you bite him back?" Woike sneered, then pointed to several locations in Jerusalem and said: "Waging a war does not rely solely on courage. Aren't the pagans now relying on the city wall? What? Let him have a taste of the power of gunpowder!"

Woick ordered a feint attack while digging tunnels to bury gunpowder. This was not the first time that the Roman army used explosives to attack cities. Peter had used this tactic as early as when he attacked cities in Anatolia and the Balkans.

The Roman army outside the city went from siege to retreat that day. The two sides fought fiercely around the city wall. Although there were casualties on each other, the casualties were not large from the perspective of defending the city. Even the casualties of the Roman soldiers who attacked the city were only a few hundred. That’s all.

Of course, the patriarch and the city lord were happy to repel the enemy army. They even walked around the city wall in person to boost their morale.

Before dawn the next day, before the defenders could recover from their joy, they saw the enemy troops continuing to attack, and their artillery continued to exert its power.

The ensuing battle was similar to the previous one. The Roman soldiers climbed up desperately, trying to open a gap and attack the city wall. The defenders on the city wall resisted vigorously. Both sides fought back and forth, blood and flesh flying everywhere, and screams of misery could be heard endlessly. The fighting was extremely fierce. Roman soldiers who were about to climb the city wall were beaten down by the defending defenders. At the same time, some defenders at the top of the city were hit and fell to the ground by the Roman troops below the city.

Outside the city, the Roman soldiers responsible for digging the city wall chose one place on the left and one on the left. They chose these two places because they were close to the middle of the city wall. Once the gunpowder was buried, the explosion would have the best effect. Taking advantage of the fierce fighting on the city wall, the soldiers under the city wall rushed to the place and started working. A dozen of them wielded hoes, shovels and other tools and dug desperately. At this time, they were thinking about victory. Even if the city wall was completely gone, the emperor would build a new one.

This is also Peter's exact words. Go ahead and do it, even if the city is completely renovated, he will pay for it himself. This also allowed them to let go, so after experiencing the situation on the first day, they used gunpowder blasting on the second day.

The speed and strength of the excavation almost used all their strength. After digging for a period of time, these extremely tired soldiers would withdraw under the cover of friendly forces, and then at the same time a group of fresh troops would be added to ensure the fastest Speed ​​and maximum efficiency. As they continued their work, the powder room for the gunpowder was finally dug. At noon the next day, as the gunpowder arrived and was put into the medicine room, the troops working under the city wall began to evacuate. At this time, the defenders on the city wall still cheered. They only need to hold on for a month if this continues, and reinforcements will definitely arrive. , when the time comes, we will be able to cooperate internally and externally to destroy the enemy. Many people are thinking so.