The Sun and the Lion

Several stones pierced the air and flew towards the city of Basra.

"Lower your head and hide behind the parapet!" the officer loudly reminded the surrounding soldiers, who dodged skillfully and without panic. The accuracy of the stones was not high. Only two hit the city head, causing several casualties. The others either hit the city or the wall.

At the same time, under the city, Shia volunteers pushed siege engines towards the broken city wall. Most of these siege engines have simple fire prevention measures. The defenders at the top of the city do not have large equipment such as crossbows and trebuchets. God will not intervene in mortal battles. Therefore, the warriors of the Musasa Order were helpless with this and could only wait for the enemy to climb to the top of the city and kill them back just like the previous times.

But before that, the soldiers of the Musasa Order could only wait nervously.

Gaolaberi and several captains were observing the battle on a temporary earthen base behind.

"General, it seems that the previous sieges have reached the enemy's limit. In this attack, we did not even deploy archers on the earthen fortress to suppress them, and now they do not dare to deploy archers to hinder our army's advance... "

"Send an order for other troops to prepare. Today, the city of Basra must be in our possession!"

Indeed, this time the attacking archers were on standby, conserving their energy for the climax of the attack rather than suppressing the enemy archers to cover friendly forces.

After a long wait, the ladder finally reached the city wall, and the defenders quickly gathered near the top of the ladder, ready to stop the enemy.

"Allahu Akbar!" the volunteers under the ladder shouted loudly, with undiminished enthusiasm. Then he climbed the ladder onto the city using his hands and feet. The city has run out of stones and hot oil, so this time it went much more smoothly.

The archers also climbed up the earthen ramparts that were higher than the city wall, and displayed their superb archery skills from a high position, killing and injuring all soldiers who tried to block the volunteers from climbing the city.

With the cooperation of the two, a gap appeared again at the top of the city, and more and more volunteers joined the battlefield to expand the gap.

The red heads in the rear advanced along the trench, driving the volunteers who had not climbed up the ladder to join the battle. These well-equipped warriors quickly became the backbone of the enemy's defense line.

"It's over...it's over..." Nard on the tower watched the city wall defenses being slowly but irreversibly broken through, uneasiness and panic rapidly impacting his brain.

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? Is Sheikh Mohammed abandoning us? Or has something happened to Ahvaz or the reinforcements?" He couldn't help but think wildly.

"Send the order." The ordering soldier on the side came over. "Let the warriors on these city walls retreat back to the castle."

"yes."

Unexpectedly, really unexpectedly, only one month had passed. A month ago, he was still directing the soldiers of the religious order outside the city to drive the soldiers of the Aries Dynasty from the city wall to the city and then to the castle. And now, it was he who was trapped in the castle and lost hope.

"I finally succeeded once, but you made me lose so completely." Nard drank the fermented date water in one gulp, then shouted and threw the silver cup to the ground.

The soldiers on the side did not speak, but silently took away the cups on the ground.

On the earthen fort outside the city, the leaders of the volunteers watched as the red-headed men pulled out the original flags on the city gate and threw them to the bottom of the city. The Safavid lion and the sun were flying at the top of the city, making them cheer. .

"Very good, very good, but breaking through the city wall is only the first step. The whole army is on it! The trebuchet is ready to advance. Remember to bring that special gift." Gaolaberi issued the order briefly, and several messengers Communicate this quickly to all units.

The city gate was opened, and the red heads and the Musasas retreated and advanced, announcing that the control of the city had changed hands.

The panicked retreat of Musasha's warriors quickly turned into a disaster. The dismounted red-heads may not necessarily be as fast as them, but the stampede, damaged streets and chaos caused many people to die at the feet of their comrades. , or be hacked to death by the machetes of the red heads.

Under the protection of the soldiers, Gaolaberi, Assad, as well as the volunteer leaders and commanders entered the city. The soldiers wore heads that had been chopped off not long ago hanging on their waists, showing off their power to the conquered people in the city. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com

"God bless...may justice and peace come to the world..." Although today is not Juma Day, the mosque is still full of people, and the priests pray together with the panicked believers.

On the first night when the city changed hands, the doors and windows of each block were closed, and even the boldest thieves did not dare to come out. For the red heads who are restoring order in the city, tonight is nothing.

Nard looked at the silent city, and his heart was as gray as ashes.

"My lord, there are still about five hundred warriors in the castle who can still hold swords."

He turned around, looked at the deputy who reported to him, and ordered helplessly: "Prepare something good for these soldiers, tomorrow may be the last day."

"And those in the dungeon, what do you think we should do with them?"

The deputy thought about it and said, "My subordinates think that we should deal with them all tonight, so that we don't need manpower to guard them."

"Do you think they can be used to defend the city?"

The deputy was a little shocked: "Sir, we can't guarantee their loyalty at all..."

"I don't need their loyalty, only their desire for life. Then pick up the sword and fight the devils from hell." In order to alleviate the shortage of manpower among the defenders, Nard slowly said something that was enough to satisfy those present. A shocking thought for everyone.

"This is too inappropriate... In order to survive, they may turn back and offer the castle in exchange for the Safavids' understanding."

Nalder modified the plan: "Go to the dungeon to gather the prisoners. Don't let them communicate with each other or connect with each other. Recruit only once, and all those who refuse will be executed immediately."

"Yes." The deputy, who understood Shangguan's thoughts, quickly led his soldiers to the dungeon.