On the battlefield of the bloody battle in the Holy City, the large tree that was hung into the noose and elastic pocket of the trebuchet out of thin air caused the pilgrims to panic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The defenders cut down the tree, then hollowed out its head, filled it with iron to increase its weight, and smashed into it countless nails and pestles, on which were wound strips of linen soaked in asphalt, ash, and flames, one after another. When it was finished, it was hoisted to the top of the city by crane and ladder, and then placed into the noose of the stone thrower, and began to pull it desperately, ready to catapult it.

"Shoot, shoot." In a panic, the pilgrim crossbowmen on the top floor of the siege tower took turns shooting their crossbow arrows out like water, and the target was the stone-throwing machine that was ready to go.

The citizens and Turkic soldiers around it were shot down, and many were killed and wounded around the stone throwers as they ran through their heads and chests with powerful crossbow arrows. But more people gathered around and continued to line up and shout to pull the noose back, and the creaking sound was so shocking that soon the big tree was forcibly pulled to the bottom.

Baldwin climbed to the second floor and shouted at it, "It's too late to stop them, rush them all down!" ”

"After I come to the palace, Hartman and Werner, you will retreat first." But before the duke could finish speaking, several soldiers carried the crossbow behind him and dragged him down forcefully.

"Ignition." The people responded in unison with the shouts of the Turkic Ghazi, the corpses and the bloody stone throwers, and then a multitude of torches lit the iron nails and pestles around the trunk, and the sackcloth burned fiercely, and soon the entire trunk of the tree was transformed into a spear of flame and lightning in Jupiter's hand.

"Ahh In the palace of Tarsus, Gawain gritted Bai Sensen's teeth, the top of his spear was strangled by Anna's belt, and the tip was constantly sucked by the little girl until it almost swelled and burst, and finally he could no longer control himself, so he fired the crossbow machine that controlled the nerve strings there.

Anna exclaimed, and then the tips of the hair on her forehead were blown by this sudden strength, and when she felt that something was wrong, she tried to withdraw her mouth to dodge, but this was self-defeating, and even the black hair and face were "hit" on the head, and the beautiful eyebrows became white and cloudy.

"Shoot!" A loud sound shook all the buildings and battlements around the entire Tower of David, the trunk of the tree carried thunder and fire, when Godfrey and the rest of the earls had just come to the second floor, they were ejected from the strings of the ballista, and flew dozens of feet away, and the head of the stake tore through the top floor of the entire siege tower, and the more than ten pilgrim soldiers who had not had time to escape were all hit and killed miserably, and the raging flames erupted, and many brave soldiers on the second floor were still holding water and climbing ladders to try to put out, but this was to no avail at all- The trunk of the great tree was entwined with iron nails and iron pestles, and flames spread everywhere, which could not be pulled out or poured out—in the end, the Duke and others had no choice but to abandon it and run out from the bottom, and all the pilgrims under the Tower of David wailed and fled backwards, because the top floor of the siege tower was completely burned and collapsed, and the cross, which symbolized the Lord, fell into the flames and disappeared......

Gawain, who was completely weak, lay on the floor next to the map table, looking at the ceiling spinning in bliss, and then Anna's angry and defiled face appeared in his eyes, and Gawain, who was guilty, immediately took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it for her.

"Wipe the map of the mercury plate immediately, and you have turned all the Pontus Mountains there into snowy peaks." Anna said with a smile with her eyes closed.

As twilight fell, the destroyed siege towers beneath Jerusalem were still burning violently, surrounded by the wreckage of weapons and horses. At the camp on the Mount of Olives, Godfrey sat in a chair in agony, asking you what to do next.

Tantarred was silent, and Flanders Robert was also thinking in distress.

Baldwin advocated a long-term siege of the Holy City until it could no longer bear the fall, but Godfrey objected, "If we fail to open the situation for a long time, it will not only damage our morale, but also make Ridwan and Ducak, who had been stopped, ready to move and threaten our rear." ”

In addition, the Fatimid army of Egypt, which had retreated to Ashkelon, also began to send light cavalry and fleets, killing scattered pilgrims who had gone to the surrounding market towns and villages to collect supplies, and began to threaten the sea supply lines of the port of Jaffa.

Everdler is strategizing with both hands: he does the same with Gawain, Baldwin, and Bohemond, but at the same time he has his eye on Jerusalem, and he will not hesitate to annihilate and expel the Pilgrim army if it is breached, after all, the aura of the "Guardian of the Holy City" is always very attractive to him.

Countless crescentists from Syria, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and even Yemen voluntarily rode donkeys, camels, and mares to gather on the shores of the Dead Sea in the hope of rescuing their holy city. Patriarch Sambel, who had been hiding in Sidon, also sent a letter urging all pilgrims not to hesitate or fear the capture of the holy city before the birth of Jesus, saying that this was the will of both the Lord and Pope Peter.

"If it's me, I'll have to use stratagem." In the tent of the present moment, in an inconspicuous corner, the smiling Knight of Joceland came out and said to everyone, "Stratagem is always the most poisonous dagger, which can be exchanged for the greatest victory at a small price." ”

"If I were you, I would have to learn to shut up wisely. You rogue knight who covets other people's property, a jackal with a despicable character. Baldwin shouted angrily at Joselan, who was much older than him.

But Godfrey took his brother's wrist down, and said to Jocelan very sincerely, "Tell me your plan, my relative, my comrade-in-arms." I swear that if any of my personal plans come into effect and the Holy City can be restored, I will support him with all people as King of the Holy City. As soon as the duke's words fell, all the lords around him were in an uproar and discussed. Baldwin stepped aside, his face flushed with rage, while Peter the Hermit rationally reminded the Duke, "Dear Godfrey from Bouillon, I must tell you that a promise made on the spur of the moment is far more terrible than the destruction caused by deliberate deception. ”

"I'm not joking, because I'm vouching for my life. Enough, Joselain, if you have a plan, speak up, before I die. ”

At this time, in the tent, Joselan suddenly burst out laughing, almost to the point of losing his breath, and then he pointed to everyone present, "King of the Holy City? Will you let me do it, even if it is Godfrey of Bouillon? No, I don't have such ignorance, and the plan I am proposing is to call Conrad, Guillaume, and the upcoming Welf who remain in Anatolia to gather here by sea as soon as possible, even if they can't make it in a day or two, but also to release such news and intelligence, so that with the Lord Bohemond who is stationed in Antioch, those inland Turkic princes will not dare to act rashly. And then my plan is like this......" (To be continued.) )