In front of the Norman army, the first Calabrian light soldiers with bows and arrows on their shoulders, as well as the Sicilian Crescent archers from Roger's aid, came out, like a tidal wave, approaching the Byzantine army's fortifications, "The enemy has no cavalry counterattacking, shoot boldly with confidence!" This was shouted by the Norman knights who were crushing the formation.

A few arrows, quickly leaving the bowstring, quickly set off a torrential rain, many Greeks were caught off guard, shot behind the stones, some covered their foreheads and the wounds on their necks, squatted down, some lowered their bodies, and hid behind the wooden fences and fortifications. Subsequently, the Norman light soldiers, after shooting their bows and arrows, drew their swords and rushed over with a shout, and fought together with the Greeks armed with spears across walls, wooden fences, and trenches on the front line of the fortification, many of the wounded and dead filled the ravine, and more Norman infantry, under the cover of a small number of elite dismounted knights' shields and swords, climbed over the fortifications, forcing the Greek exiles' lines to retreat, and some of them had begun to flee in all directions.

On the hill, the eyes of the tank red who were watching the battle were about to burst into flames, and when he saw that the enemy's first formation had disintegrated after the battle, he took the spear from Hu Cong and shouted to his uncle Bohemond, "There is only one bridge between the rivers and swamps under the city of Bari that can keep the traffic open, let me occupy it with the dragon banner, so that I can defeat the enemy Gawain!" ”

Bohemond, who was standing in the saddle, looked at his nephew and coldly at the purgatory-like battlefield, and waved his hand, "Tanfred will lead the team to seize the bridge, and Hafrey, you will take a detachment to the forest south of the city." Grab the enemy's side door from the trail and climb up. Kill everyone! ”

At the sound of the trumpet, the banners of the elite Norman knights on the hill began to flutter rapidly. Wearing a helmet and holding a spear, Tanfred led the way, followed by dozens of knights like a storm, and the Greek soldiers and Barry legion stragglers who stood in front of his horse were crushed and scattered, "That's the enemy's Paladins under the banner of the Black Dragon, Bohemond has thrown in the elite to seize our bridge!" "On the top of the tower, Muzafi Addin, who is in charge of supervision, clicked on the logo according to the icon book that had been instructed in advance. He shouted loudly to the soldiers and monks behind him, and the horn of the alarm sounded.

At this time, the infantry of the two armies under the city were fighting each other with spears and swords, and Tancred's knight team crossed the fortifications and trenches, holding the black dragon flag unstoppable, and took the lead in piercing two Greek nobles who came to stop him, and then several Greek nobles rode or walked, waving purple and blue flags. Armed with a sword and an axe, he struck at him at the front, and Tanfred let out a furious cry, first with a sword. Pulling open the belly of the Greek cavalry that had rushed away, the white hair of the mount was dyed red with guines and blood, and then the Norman jumped off his horse. Wielding the long sword in his hand one after another, he slashed the rest of the Greek nobles who besieged him one after another. "Come on, Greek cowards, and behold the sword of a true warrior! Let your prince, Gawain, come forth and take the death. He alone is worthy of fighting me, so why should the rest of them move forward? ”

Many of the Greek exiles were horrified, especially behind the demonic Tancred, dozens of horsemen with tall horses were rushing towards them, some fleeing along the bridge towards the city gates, others jumping into the rushing river and swimming.

From the hills and hills outside the city, Norman soldiers, as well as reinforcements from Sicily, poured out like a frenzy, pressing the defenders outside Bari, the flag-bearing French gritted his teeth and held the command, the Turkos and Amalfi sailors at the head of the city also fought hard to shoot arrows to support, and the soldiers of the militia held their spears and stayed at the corners of the walls of their own cover, forming a stubborn formation against the constantly pounced enemy, repelling their rounds of onslaught.

Behind him, the knights of the Holy Legion armed with long swords and hammers shouted and rushed to the bridge, as long as they could cross and occupy the bridge, they could not only control the gates of Bari City, but also take advantage of the situation to flank the stubborn resistance of the Bari militia on that side, and achieve a complete victory.

In the position behind the Normans, countless military servants and craftsmen were wielding axes and hammers, making ladders, siege towers and other tools to reach the city, ready to push over and use them to capture the towers and fortifications of Barry.

At the end of the bridge, Tancred saw a warrior in a Saracen turban, dressed in Byzantine armor, holding an iron flail, and riding a horse with a shield on his back, and behind him were fifty heavily armored Italian soldiers, also in armor.

"Tell your name, the evil dog of the Emperor of Greece, although I have learned from the stench of your body that you are the wicked man who killed my sister, the warrior of the Greeks, Diognis!" Tanfred shouted with bloodshot eyes, raised his sword, and then swooped down the bridge with all his men, howling.

"Today, I will take the enemy's blade as the kiss of my beloved wife Gu Siyun, and accept it all!" Diognis also raised his flails, and fifty Italian veterans pushed forward, skillfully forming a shield wall to block the bridge, and then the two sides quickly collided, blades and spears intertwined, and people continued to fall, or fall into the water.

In the forest south of the city, Tetisius led 300 Cuman cavalry out of the side gate, preparing to flank the besieging Normans around the paths and valleys. The result was met by a hundred Norman knights who Haverley had slaughtered, and the arrows and swords were staggered, and soon Tetisius's troops were scattered, some were killed, and many more cavalry did not look back, but headed towards the side gate of the fortress.

At this moment, on the battlements to the west of the city, a tall red feather ornament appeared, and Gawain stood there, watching the Norman enemy who was shouting and rushing, and his own cavalry retreating.

"Open the gates." Several cavalrymen who were the first to rush to the city cried out for help.

Gawain didn't react, just said, "It's impossible to open the door and find your own way." ”

All the Cuman cavalry, including Tetisius, could only curse secretly, but fortunately, the Turks were agile and their horses were small and fast - they actually ran along the forest and mountain paths, successfully avoiding the trampling and pursuit of the Normans, but Tetisius could not gather and reorganize the team in a short time.

Haflair, who was holding the crested ibis battle flag, skillfully gathered the knights behind, all of them maintaining a close battle formation, and rushed towards the side gate of Barry City, "Gawain, I will definitely cut off your head with my own hands today." ”

"Who are you?" This is Gawain's first sentence, and the second sentence is "open the side door". (To be continued......)