When the Crusader knights who went to rescue the Genoese returned, they also discovered a happy event.
Robert and Robert, who went to the north to collect supplies, returned with their army. They spent a lot of money to get enough supplies in the Muslim market there.
Their journey was quite difficult. After learning that they were raising supplies to attack the Holy City, many pagans were unwilling to provide them with supplies. Many times they had to find some second-rate dealers and spend a lot of money.
Moreover, they were attacked by fanatical believers from time to time, and there were always traps placed on the road to disgust them and delay their progress.
It can be said that these two men went through a lot of hardships before returning with so much supplies, and the dangers involved were no less than those of the Crusaders rushing to aid Jaffa.
Now the supplies of the Crusaders are finally enough to launch an attack, which has boosted the originally low morale. The craftsmen in the Crusaders also seized the time to start building siege equipment. Before, they had nothing to do because they had no supplies, but now they have them.
You don't have to work harder to get supplies.
The Crusaders finally built five giant siege towers, which they carefully concealed as their final killing weapon. Even the transfer to the hidden location was done at night, just to surprise the defenders.
As for the number of long ladders, they are simply countless. Each attacking team can obtain several long ladders. In addition, the Crusaders also built nine trebuchets. Although they are all human-pulled, they can at least be thrown onto the city wall.
Something that destroyed the battlements.
However, the problems within the Crusaders are still very big, because morale is still low due to a series of previous events. In order to boost morale, under the call of war monk Peter, the entire Crusaders fasted for three days, and then walked barefoot around Jerusalem.
Made a circle.
The ancient ritual boosted the morale of the entire army, and people forgot about the unpleasantness they had had. Even the Crusader lords who had serious conflicts with each other promised to put aside their hatred and work together to capture the Holy City.
On the day of the attack, the huge Crusaders began their operations. Due to their large strength, the Crusaders could attack the entire city at the same time, so the most ambitious siege in the entire Holy War began.
With the raising of the red cross flag and the blowing of the trumpet, the attack began.
First, there were the archers hiding behind the shield under the wall. As the horn blew, they stood up from the bunker as if they were dying, pulled the bowstring as fast as they could, and threw arrows towards the city wall.
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The trebuchet also sped up its throwing force. Regardless of whether there were any accurate and crazy throws, throw as many stones as possible on the city wall. If it could hit, it would be fine. If it didn't, it would be fine. It would only serve as a deterrent.
For a time, the city was suppressed, and the Islamic believers were so suppressed that they could not lift their heads. Arrows and stones flew over their heads. The Crusaders' arrow rain was so fierce that they had never seen it before.
The sudden appearance of the trebuchets also surprised them.
Just as arrows and stones were suppressing the city walls, the impact troops also began to attack. The next scene happened in front of every city wall in Jerusalem. Countless Crusaders infantry began to advance with long ladders. Knights
They kept shouting among them, urging the infantry to move forward as quickly as possible and seize the current gap to move forward.
What made the defenders even more surprised was that towering giant-like siege towers appeared in the Crusaders' lines at some point. These behemoths specially prepared for giant city walls undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Muslims.
However, they quickly stood up and bravely faced the enemy under the abuse, beatings and kicks of the superiors and nobles. The defenders of Jerusalem also fired countless arrows, and they went back and forth with the Crusaders.
The soldiers raised their shields and rushed towards the beast-like city like a tide. The continuous arrows shrouded the battlefield like a layer of mist, constantly bringing screams. The bodies of the siege tower and the infantry
The protective shield was constantly hit by arrows, especially the siege tower, which looked like it had been shot into a hedgehog.
The Crusaders infantry crossed the moat that had been filled out and put up long ladders on the city wall. The archers who placed the ladders quickly took out their short bows and shot at the city wall. Then the soldiers bravely climbed up to the city. Such a battle
It was extremely disadvantageous for the attackers. Some people kept screaming and falling from the city wall, or the entire ladder was overturned by the defenders, and the attackers on top fell down amidst the screams.
But even now, the Crusaders are still advancing one after another. The fanatical monks shouted "For God" as if the arrow rain did not exist, and the soldiers inspired by him stepped forward more bravely.
A sea of red crosses filled the defenders' vision, and another thing that brought great pressure to them was the giant siege tower that was approaching the city wall little by little in the distance. If those things got close to the city wall, what would happen next?
It goes without saying what kind of hard battle they will face.
"It's rare to see such an exciting siege battle."
Volorida sighed, even though he had experienced so many wars, he had never seen such a grand war in terms of scale and level.
In the area under the responsibility of the Russian Crusaders, the two Rurik princes watched their soldiers rush towards the walls of Jerusalem one after another. No amount of death could stop them from advancing. These Russians were also immersed in the frenzy to capture the Holy City.
, or in other words, the entire Crusade, even the most superficial believers are in a state of fanaticism.
"But it would be great if we could also be assigned a siege tower."
Volorida looked at the troops next to them, which was Godfrey's troops. There was a siege tower leaning against the city wall. Behind the arrow window on the siege tower, the archers were shooting at the city wall, while the man in charge of pushing the cart
The soldiers' heads are also protected by baffles.
The Rus' Crusaders failed to obtain siege towers because they were too small in number. This was a pity for Volorida. It would be too boring not to be able to obtain such powerful war weapons. There is no need for such behemoths in the war in the north.
, the opportunity just passed.
"If you ask me, that thing is pretty stupid. There is no need to build it so big. It is so big now that it is a bit redundant." Vasiliko frowned. He didn't like the flamboyant siege tower very much.
"Hey, lords and knights always want to make their own stars stand out, and this can also deter the enemy. However, compared to the ordinary infantry who just died in embarrassment under the city wall, it is indeed ironic, but isn't that what war is?
?"
Volorida has always been frivolous, so she just made some sarcastic remarks without noticing that she was being scolded as well, but she just realized that he didn't care.
Vasiliko didn't respond. He only cared about whether the siege tower could play its due role, rather than any social discussion. He knew very well that the Russians were a supporting role in this battle, so he only needed to watch.
While the two brothers of Rurik were chatting, in Godfrey's siege tower, the Duke of Lower Lorraine was leading his knights into the siege tower.
The knights and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time in the siege tower bowed quickly when the lord arrived. The interior of this mobile tower was quite huge, and there were busy soldiers everywhere.
Godfrey raised his hands to greet them, and then led his knights to wait up the ladder in the tower. Whenever he reached the first floor, the knights and soldiers would bow to him together.
When Godfrey was about to reach the top floor, the inside of the tower trembled violently. It was the defenders' throwing stones that hit it, but this did not make the siege tower fall, and it still moved forward firmly.
Finally, Godfrey reached the top floor. Those who were here were the most elite knights in Godfrey's army. When they saw the arrival of the lord, they shouted the Duke's name with the loudest voice, because they knew that the Duke was going to kill him.
Join them in storming the city wall.
"Everyone, you look very energetic, what are we going to do?"
Godfrey looked at these knights and the warriors who had walked the difficult road with him, and courage surged in his heart. He felt that he was being watched by God.
"Kill the infidels!"
The knights replied in unison, and Godfrey felt that the speed of the siege tower was slowing down at this moment. He understood that he was about to approach the city wall.
"Okay, then let's do it!"
Following his words, everyone took out their weapons and shields and pointed them at the tower suspension bridge that was about to fall, opening the way to the Holy City for them, and waited for it to be lowered.
Everyone waited attentively. Finally, the sun pierced in like a sharp sword, and then the dust in the sky caused by the heavy suspension bridge being lowered and crushing the battlements covered everyone's eyes.
"For God's sake, go forward!"
Everyone was thinking about rushing away from the dust, and dozens of arrows rushed into the dust. This arrow obviously happened at a very close position, because the five or six knights rushing at the front were even directly hit by these arrows.
Shot down, it was like being hit by a heavy hammer. The chain armor seemed to be fake. Following the arrows were a group of fully armed Islamic nobles.
Scimitars and long swords intertwined, and people kept dying. Some people fell down, and some even fell on the suspension bridge. In the end, the Christians won. Godfrey personally killed three people in this short and fierce battle.
People, their armor seemed to be non-existent in front of Godfrey's sword.
But killing three armored men in a row also caused his weapon to curl up. Godfrey was very straightforward and threw the useless sword to his entourage, and then picked up a dead man's long sword from the ground.
"Go forward! God is watching us! We will surely win!"
Shouting such slogans, Godfrey attacked the archers who were trying to escape, and started a fierce battle on the city wall.
Godfrey and his knights swept across the entire city wall as if blessed by God. No Muslim could stop the fanatical Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his mind could not even stop him from moving forward.
Although siege towers in other places were also built on the city walls, none of them swept the battlefield like Godfrey's. Everyone who stood in front of Godfrey had no choice but to die, without any exception.
The problem of insufficient strength of the defenders was immediately exposed. They now had no reserves to stop Godfrey's advance, and they could not mobilize troops from other directions.
Godfrey's actions allowed a group of Red Crusaders to hang on the city wall, and the morale of the Crusaders was extremely high. They accelerated their attack and wanted to capture the Holy City as soon as possible.
Godfrey's team quickly reached the gate. After clearing away the Islamic soldiers guarding the place, Godfrey opened the gate. When the gate opened, Tancred's long-awaited Norman knight moved.
stand up.
The knights rumbled past the gates of Jerusalem, past the crashed car that was turned into blackened ruins under the fire oil of the defenders. They were extremely proud and proud that they had passed through the gates of the Holy City.
Godfrey originally planned to ask them to support other directions and open the city gates there, but Tancred's men went directly up. They didn't pay attention to Godfrey at all, and chased and crushed the escaping enemy soldiers.
Up.
Godfrey had no choice but to join them in the attack and try to maximize the results.
When General Dowley, who was defending Raymond on the southern wall, knew that the northern front had almost collapsed, he was extremely surprised. He knew that even with the walls of Jerusalem, it would still be very difficult for 10,000 people to face 70,000 people, but how?
No one expected that the city wall would be breached on the first day.
He originally thought that Raymond's troops were the strongest among the Crusaders, so they came specifically to guard the southern city wall, but this turned out to be the case.
No matter how hard it is to accept, the fact is the fact. Dowley found that he had to make a difficult decision. Under the current situation, it made no sense for him to lead his men to continue to hold on.
He sent an envoy to Raymond and decided to use the Tower of David where he was in exchange for himself and his men to leave Jerusalem smoothly. Raymond was also very straightforward and directly agreed to Daulai's request.
In this way, Daulai and his men were able to leave Jerusalem. Raymond's army took over them and took charge of all defense facilities. The other Crusader defenses were quickly broken through, and the Muslims completely lost them.
of city walls.
From here, it can be declared that Jerusalem was completely lost and the Crusaders recovered their holy city.
However, there are still many Muslims scattered in the streets and alleys of Jerusalem who plan to continue to resist. Dealing with these people is the next step. By the way, the Crusaders will also use this to deal with the Islamic population in Jerusalem.
A massacre began, which was normal after a fierce battle, followed by a celebration on top of the massacre. Recalling the hardships along the way, the Crusaders shed tears as they finally regained Jerusalem. As for those who went to worship those many
There is naturally an endless stream of people visiting the Holy Land.
As for the Crusader lords, there are things that are more concerning. After the joy of regaining the Holy City, one thing has been put on the table, and that is the issue of the ownership of Jerusalem.