The Eagle of Eastern Europe

"Your Majesty is in trouble! Another gap in the Romanus Gate was opened by the Roman army!"

"How did you defend? Didn't you block it immediately!" Sigismund shouted with red eyes. There were two gaps on the side of the Romanus Gate. The first gap was opened by the artillery fire of the Roman army. He spent a lot of time. It took a lot of effort to block it, but before he could take a breath, the second gap was also opened.

"No, Your Majesty, the stones and wood prepared are not enough!" The person who reported the news said sweating profusely.

"Asshole! If you don't have enough things, why don't you demolish the house? Do you want me to teach you these things?" Sigismund said with a ferocious look on his face, "Hurry up and go!"

His men responded quickly and stumbled towards the gap opened by the bombardment. Seeing Mr. Qian leaving, Sigismund was not idle either. He pointed at the person next to him and said: "Take the people and rush for reinforcements. Hold on for dear life!"

"Your Majesty, this cannot continue." John couldn't help but said: "Rome is coming too fast, and its artillery is extremely powerful. Mainz may not be able to hold on for long.

"Then you have to persist. I hope other soldiers can arrive as soon as possible." Sigismund turned his head and looked at the city wall where the fierce battle was taking place. In his ears, there were continuous sounds of fighting accompanied by desperate screams.

Outside the city, the Roman army's artillery fire came one after another. Under the fierce artillery fire, the defenders of Mainz were almost completely beaten. The gaps blocked by rocks and wood were blasted open one after another, and even several other city walls were scarred by artillery fire.

The defenders suffered heavy casualties. From a distance, the areas where the attack was most violent were already showing a patch of red, which was made up of blood and flesh. Although they still tried to block the attack in this way, anyone with a discerning eye could see that these It is simply a futile effort.

This siege is of great significance to Peter. The sooner Mainz is captured, the sooner he can end the war in Central Europe and head to Iberia and Eastern Europe. Therefore, the Battle of Mainz could not last long anyway, so from the beginning of the war, Peter determined the strategy of taking Mainz in the shortest time, and using gunpowder to blast the city wall was an important method.

When the sky gradually grew brighter on the second day, Peter, who was neatly dressed, came to the front of the battle and looked at the towering city wall not far away.

Today, it was time to see the outcome. Peter took a deep breath. The lingering smell of blood and the thick smoke in the air made his blood boil involuntarily.

"attack!"

After Peter gave the order, the surrounding troops immediately let out an overwhelming shout, and groups of soldiers began to attack more fiercely than in the previous days.

About four hours later, the battle to climb the city was once again repelled by the defenders on the city. However, Peter was not depressed. On the contrary, there was a sneer on his lips, because while attacking the city, the gunpowder barrels had been delivered to the cave under the city wall. , and installed the fuse.

At the top of the city, the exhausted defenders were taking the time to rest and prepare to deal with another Roman attack. But they waited for a while but saw no movement. You must know that the opponent's attacks are almost one wave after another these days, but today it seems a little strange.

When the fuse burned to the end, there was a deathly solemnity at first. When Peter thought that the blasting had failed, the whole earth shook violently, and the dull rumble seemed to come from the horizon, getting closer and louder... .

Standing in the distance, I could only see the solid city wall, as if the building blocks built by a child had been ripped away from the foundation in an instant. Several large pieces of the city wall suddenly collapsed without warning, and the huge city bricks fell one by one. At the same time, the sky was overwhelming. The smoke and dust rose up, directly covering the entire city wall...

The dust cleared and a large gap was revealed. The Roman soldiers near the gap were so excited that they stepped on the bricks and rammed earth on the ground, rushing towards the gap quickly regardless of falling.

The city's defenders, who had just been shocked by the collapse, now came to their senses. They ran to the gap and smashed javelins, stones, and wood downwards, hoping to inflict massive damage to the enemy and prevent them from entering the city. But this could not stop the soldiers of the Fourth Legion from rising in fighting spirit. The soldiers rushed through the gap one after another, intending to go in and capture Sigismund alive.

Mainz's outer defenses collapsed, and John and Sigismund continued to attack with the remaining troops. However, because the opponent's attack was too fierce, they were forced to shrink their defense line and rely on the streets and churches in the city center to defend.

At this time, the most dedicated people were not the Roman soldiers, but the Swiss. They faithfully fulfilled their promise and attacked the enemy with more courage than any other army. The place they attacked quickly fell, and the defenders were in chaos. The Count of the Palatinate prepared to escape but was caught.

"It's over, it's really over this time."

Sigismund was covered in blood and the sword in his hand was chipped. Looking at the current situation, he still couldn't help crying.

"Ask William to go to the emperor of Rome and tell him that I plan to meet him personally in the camp and tell them to stop fighting."

John was a little speechless. What had happened to them these days. But he still sent William to explain.

There were armies fighting everywhere along the way, and he himself rode through quickly. He also held in his hand the flag of the House of Luxembourg.

Peter was watching the army fighting outside the city, and suddenly a figure ran towards them quickly. The Guards quickly intercepted the other party, and only heard the other party speaking words for peace negotiations in Romanian. Peter's expression relaxed.

"Sigismund finally couldn't hold on any longer."

Peter was very pleased, and at the same time he admired the strength of the artillery unit, otherwise a normal siege would not have ended in such a long time.

When William arrived, Peter welcomed him warmly. But the count came this time for important matters, he said straight to the point.

"His Majesty the King of Rome and the Duke of Burgundy prepare to proceed to the Emperor's camp in the hope of a temporary truce."

For this, Peter thought it was okay, but he asked that all the garrison must be moved outside the city, and Sigismund could keep some guards in the city. Otherwise, attack directly.

William agreed, and the most important thing now is to rest. He hurried back with the conditions. At this time, the Roman army had crossed the bridge. Mason, who was accompanying him, declared a truce, and William also announced a suspension. The two of them came to Sigismund.

"Okay, okay, okay." Sigismund agreed to these conditions and prepared to go to the Roman camp the next day to negotiate with the Roman Emperor in person. All the defenders were forced to disarm and move outside the city, but they finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to worry so much.