Lusignnan really didn't have any intention of sitting still. Off the coast of Cyprus, a cadre of infantry of the Lusignan family was stationed in the coastal forts, for which the greatest role was to defend against the landing force.

At this time, the coastal defense of Cyprus was not quite the same as the coastal fortress of later generations, and the defensive strength was not strong. However, the Lusignans seem to have made a fortune, and even a few cannons were placed on the walls of the fortress. Although the firepower was not intensive, it was enough to cause a lot of trouble to the landed troops.

Francisco stood on the deck of the Ebius Radiance, looking thoughtfully at the line of defense of the Lusignan family.

"General Lucaon, it looks like these guys are ready to fight the Knights."

Even though the Imperial soldiers were still in good shape, Francisco thought that with these soldiers who had not been trained for a long time, they would not be able to pose any threat to such a defensive wall.

"Lord Admiral, even if these sub-knights were driven back to Rhodes from the Near East by the infidels, their combat strength, if they can't even break through this fortress defense, don't think about fighting Fort Nicosia." Lucaon measured the height of the wall, which was only a few meters high. Although the crossfire of the bastion will cause heavy losses to the troops who have stormed the wall, it does not mean that the coast is impossible to conquer.

The fleet of Rhode Island knights soon approached the shoreline, but before the fleet's landing board could be lowered, the first round of arrows and shells had already launched a barrage of bombardment on the coast.

The coastal defense of Cyprus had to be built backwards because of the terrain, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort to get close to the coast depending on the stability of the knights' transports.

"Raise your shield and move forward!"

Although Rhodes Island could not afford to raise any taxes at all, relying on Western assistance, this group of knights was actually quite well-equipped, almost all of them were heavily armored and strong broad shields, relying on scattered formations to avoid the bombardment of artillery and arrows, and in about a few minutes, the knights could rush under the city walls.

"Okay, let's stop watching the show. Mr. Francisco, lean in. ”

The entire hollow of the wall was the only point of attack left for the knights of Rhode Island. This is also the most terrifying part of the fortress. When the knights rushed into this pocket, they would be subjected to concentrated fire from three flanks, not to mention the artillery on the city wall, which was like a fish in water in this kind of pass, and did not need to be very accurate at all, and smashed down into a puddle of flesh and blood.

"The walls don't look so easy to fall, General Lucaon? Without bringing the main force of the Phoenix Legion, aren't you afraid of any accidents? Francisco crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the battlefield on the coast with a smile on his face.

It should be regarded as the first time that he and Lycaon have worked together, and Francisco is still quite curious about the commanding art of the fierce generals who are famous among the Ottomans.

"It should not take more than half an hour for this round of attacks to stop...... For the knights of Rhodes, this was only a temptation, and they were not sure that they would be able to eat the entire section of the wall in one go. Lycaon carried his hands on the deck, looked at the scattered queue of knights, and shook his head, "This is not the momentum of a general attack, this section of the city wall, I'm afraid it will take a while." ”

The walls of the city were still blocking the knights' attacks with arrows, but the knights' attacks were not sharp. Most knights even held their shields to evade in place, not even wanting to advance. Moreover, on the coastline, the knights stood in several scattered queues, and the number of people was very easy to count, and the number was not even more than four hundred. The knights only symbolically placed the engineering ladder on the wall recessed by the bastion, and made no further progress.

"What are these knights doing? Even if you have an advantage in numbers, you won't be so profligate, right? Besides, there aren't many of them. Francisco looked at the knights' offensive with strange eyes, "If General Giovanni had attacked the city like this in front of His Majesty John, I'm afraid he would have been carried off the battlefield." ”

"What if this is also one of the tactics of the knights?" Lucaon looked interested, "This group of Lusignan, judging by their use of firearms, the accuracy of their arrows, and even the posture of holding their weapons, can be seen that they do not train very often, and they are probably a group of conscripts or cheap mercenaries. After all, the elite soldiers of the Lusignan family still have to defend the fort of Nicosia, and a short sea wall is not worth deploying so many troops. ”

"But looking at the performance of the Knights, it seems that even this sea wall is quite difficult?"

"No...... Tell our people that the next offensive of the Knights, all of us will press it directly. Prepare to storm the city walls. Lucaon pinched the crossbar on the deck, and seemed to be quite sure, "The most important characteristic of the levies is that they have no ability to grasp the situation on the battlefield. Repeated weak and weak attacks will make them completely let their guard down. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of this kind of recruited soldiers is quite limited, and the concentrated expression is in morale and physical strength. ”

"Oh?"

"They guys, shooting so intensively just now, will cause a considerable loss of physical strength. But the knights only held their shields and symbolically ran two steps, and the consumption of the two armies was not at the same level at all. Rastik let the Knights retain their elite troops, and there was not even any movement, and the most critical artillery on the city's defense, I am afraid that they have also fired continuously, and they are facing the risk of exploding, in general, as long as Rastik's elite knights pour out, it should be time for the entire defense line to collapse in an instant. ”

Lycaon's prophecy was soon confirmed.

In the cabins of several Knights' transports docked on the shore that looked empty, a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared, all wearing red crosses and thick infantry armor.

"Look, General Francisco, it's time for dinner. Let our men disembark and participate in the attack. Don't let these knights finish the battle and say we're just watching the battle. By the way, we are more ferocious when storming the walls, and it is not our turn to be the primary target anyway. ”

The spirit of the Knights' attack changed with the arrival of the main knights, and thousands of heavily armed armored infantry and mercenaries with accurate arrows landed on the coast. The crossbow longbow was in the hands of this group of mercenaries of the Knights, completely different from the people of Lusignan. Even attacking the city wall on its back can inflict a lot of damage.

The entire section of the city wall is already within reach.