When Tancred's troops reached the pass of the target ridge, the defenders of the hill also rushed down and resisted, and both armies formed a narrow column, flanked by high and steep mountain walls, and there was no other way but this only direct passage.

"It's time to see the brave!" Tancred jumped off his horse directly, holding a sword in his hand, covering his body with a shield, shoulder to shoulder with all his comrades, surging forward, and the Mosul soldiers who met him, the two sides were like rats in a narrow bag, tearing each other and grabbing food, they couldn't swing their weapons to slash at all, they could only push and rub their shoulders, pull out their swords and daggers and stab each other, many people had been killed, blood stained their armor, but the surrounding enemies and comrades stood too densely in this pass, and the corpses couldn't fall, It can only be swayed between the constantly surging soldiers.

At this time, at the St. Paul's Gate, southwest of the Kobha camp, the pilgrims of the city, with a total force of 25,000 men, marched out of the city gates in five phalanxes.

First of all was the Venerable Hugh, who carried the fleur-de-lis banner given by his brother, and led all the brave warriors from the Île-de-France, spearheaded by hired Ligurian crossbowmen.

He was followed by Count Robert of Flanders, who was surrounded among the Flemish halberders, followed by many warlike infantry and cavalry, all in armor, and the Count had previously given up his horse to his men, and his present mount had been begged from the Duck merchant for fifteen sous, and the Count had promised to return it after the battle;

Further, in command of the central nucleus, was Bohemond Bohemund, Duke of Apulia and chief of the Pilgrim army. Morality. Tver, who carried a beautiful cavalry spear, wore a scarlet cloak, and a mighty chain mail, and behind him was the iconic square military flag with gold trim and white background, which was defended to the death by countless Norman knights, including the Duke himself;

The fourth phalanx was Godfrey, Duke of Lower Lorraine, who also had the same title as Bohemond and a similar military force. Eustace, the duke with his bridle and his sharp sword studded with diamonds, his ornate scepter, and behind him were all fluttering banners of war, and many nobles and infantry from Alemanny, Lorraine, and Swabia followed him with perseverance, most of whom rode inferior horses and even mules, donkeys, and camels, but their fighting momentum was not weakened in any way compared to before;

The last phalanx, led by the priesthood of the Upper Admar, was at the forefront, with six hundred Turkic prisoners of war who had converted to Christ, armed with spears and quivers, who swore that the object of their protection now was the great Christian church of Antioch, not the mosque that had been, and that Ademar and the blind Bartholomew himself sat in the middle of a chariot surrounded by friars carrying crosses and sacristy, and together they held golden holy spears, and stood among the thunderous devotees. Most of them were rudimentary in their weapons, some of them only had a cross made of sticks, but they were full of fanaticism for defeating the infidels and being blessed by the weapons of heaven.

The city and the walls were full of cheering crowds organized by Peter the hermit, mainly old and weak women and children, who kept shaking the little cross in their hands and praying for the great and glorious victory of the Christian soldiers who came out of the gates below.

In the key towers and churches in the city, six hundred soldiers on foot were left to monitor the movements in the city, especially the Crescentists, who were still numerous.

After waiting to get out of the city, Hugh and Robert's division, which had come out first, spread out along the left flank, with their backs to the Orontes River; Then the two phalanxes, Bohemond and Godfrey, went straight to the St. Paul Gate and acted as the central army, relying on the stone forts and the mountains to act as their right flank cover; Ademar, who came out last, protected the precious Longinus Spear, lined up with everyone in the rear, acting as a reserve for the second line. Then everyone shouted for battle, and the left-wing army of Kobha was confronted from afar, and the earth was shattered.

When the Holy Spear appeared in the field of vision of the left-wing Turkic soldiers, they were dumbfounded. On the northern front of the Iron Bridge, the battle for Baldwin had already begun.

The 2,000 Turkic cavalry galloping down from the hill, seeing that Baldwin's front line was fully armored and well-guarded, left 400 veterans to guard the horses and battle flags, and the rest dismounted on foot, armed with scimitars and bows and arrows, and let out a terrible cry, and approached Baldwin's front line like a raging wave, trying to use the advantage of light and flexibility, using proud hand-to-hand combat and archery, to first tear a few gaps in Baldwin's battle line, and then 400 veterans behind, and then rush forward on horseback, driving all the enemy into the river and drowning.

Seeing the Turks rushing forward like a whirlwind of swords on foot, Baldwin waved his scepter, and in the continuous and rapid sound of trumpets, several banners were raised between the shields of the infantry in the front, and behind him rows of archers, many of whom had been in the service of Kobha a few days ago, stood up with a clamour, and through the top and gap of the shields, they saw their former companions rushing at him, and the arrows he immediately fired were about to pierce their throats and chests and take their livesThis kind of is like a dream.

But then Baldwin's rough shout rang out, "Front row, archery!" ”

The archers in the front row, no matter what their identity, could only forget everything, followed the requirements of the oriental archery, tried their best to fill the bowstring, and then calmed down to hold their breath, and then released the bowstring, first near and then far, looking at the "enemy soldiers" rushing in front to shoot.

The bowstrings flicked and clicked, and rows of arrows flew over the heads of the heavily-armed foot knights at the forefront, and flew into the bodies of the Turkic soldiers who pounced.

Unexpectedly, Baldwin ambushed so many archers behind the infantry line, and he was caught off guard, and a number of arrows fell in the front line, but the soldiers behind still went forward and continued to rush bravely.

"Middle row, release the arrows!" With Baldwin's second command, another wave of arrows rose up to cover the sky and the sun, this time "far behind", and the Turkic soldiers were in the rear, and they were immediately hit by the cluster of arrows thrown down from the air, and fell down in a mess.

The front and rear columns were swept away by the rain of arrows from Baldwin's army, and the Turkic soldiers who charged in the center immediately weakened their feet, and they lost their courage, and many of them had already turned and put their small shields on their backs, and fled towards the side of the hill with their weapons in hand.

Baldwin slashed the scepter down, "Archers in the back row, pounce on them and shoot, don't hesitate!" Then I also urged the war horse, and the drums sounded violently, and all the knights and sergeants on foot in the front drew out their shields buried in the earth, raised their long swords and maces, and took intricate steps, and rushed forward together! (To be continued.) )