The irascible Bohemond refused all the demands, and severely rebuked them, "This is obviously a ploy of Gawain, and when he does so, it means that the city of Bari is in danger, and if the Normans are to believe in the demands of peace in two days, and gain nothing, then not only will the hatred of Aversa not be able to get the snow, and then the whole Norman will become the most ridiculous race." ”

In addition, Bohemond strictly ordered that the Norman army and the pilgrims' camp be separated by wooden fences and sentry posts, and that it was forbidden for the knights and servants to move around at will: the knights and soldiers had to stay in their tents and prepare for the decisive battle; The military servants were devoted to transporting supplies and building equipment.

The six improvised siege towers, once again erected at the foot of Barry, were all very high, even beyond the height of the fortresses, staying within the range or range of the city's stone shooters and spear crossbows, and the heavily armed Norman cavalry were guarding against the surprise attacks of Gawain's men. At this time, Gao Wen also stood at the head of the city, looking at this scene, "We have tried our best to fight, and now the fate of the city can be said to be reversed by me, but I can't be so assured, it depends on whether the last two killer weapons can play a role as scheduled." The self-proclaimed Grand Duke said this, with firmness and a touch of melancholy, "Then, with the Acropolis, the Basilica of San Nicolas, and the pier as the three final nuclei of garrison, if the walls are not protected, let the ships of Venice and Ragusa try to transport away the old and weak women and children among the citizens first, and our soldiers remain at the end, desperately resisting, which is the worst-case scenario." ”

"It's like going to hell." Tetisius, who came to watch the battle next to him, also responded lightly.

in front of them. The guards, along with the common military servants, struggled along the collapse of the northwest corner of the wall. Wooden grates are lined up, and rolling logs and stone bullets are tied to the rear with nets. Because they knew very well that in the all-out general attack that the Normans were about to launch, this would be the bloodiest place.

"It won't fall so easily, after the Battle of Durazzo thirteen years ago, after the city walls were breached, and it took six days of street fighting before it really fell into the hands of the Norman bandits, I don't believe that we are not as brave as the Roman defenders of the past." The captor, Theognes, remained confident. Then he looked at Gawain, holding up the embroidered quiver he was wearing, "When that day comes, I'll shoot the last arrow here." ”

In the morning breeze of the next day, the inhabitants of the city of Bari, along with the pilgrims and monks, were all in a calm mood, and sat in a column lying in the trade corridor by the dock, their luggage neatly arranged and undisturbed. When the children woke up early, they looked with childish eyes at the ships anchored in the harbor and the flags fluttering on the masts. They wanted to get on board as soon as possible and enjoy the scenery of the sea, and the current war was for them for the time being. It's more like a game between adults.

The streets, the entrances of churches, halls and cloisters, as well as the stairways of the city walls and the battle paths. Countless sleeping soldiers lay down, and the bonfire was still burning. Sparks burst and fluttered out in the early morning wind, carrying blue smoke, and several sentry soldiers were patrolling back and forth with swords and bows, looking with some concern at the new Norman siege towers that towered in front of them like giant beasts—their enemy, Bohemond, was desperate, and the soldiers of Barry alone could withstand the wolf-like Normans.

At the gap of the collapse, Muzafi Adin, covered with a red oil-stained turban, like a monkey, crawled around with his waist bent, picked up a piece of bread on the ground, and then broke it and ate a few bites, and after swallowing it, he raised his arms to the location of the legendary Kaaba, and bowed down at the head of the city, and the sun slowly crossed the battlements and shone into the dense roof of the city, and the spire of St. Nicholas Cathedral emitted divine light.

Then, with a bow and arrows on his shoulder, Muzafiadin cleverly looked down the perforation of the warroom to see if there were any Norman spies climbing and infiltrating, and then he suddenly saw a surprising sight, and his hand kept patting the planks of the warhall, and quickly walked from one perforation to another, and then unconsciously walked out of the wargallery, and came to the open head of the city—under the bright sun, on the sea behind the gentle hills northeast of the city of Bari, a column of masts, on which the flag with an eagle fluttered, was staying there, The melodious sound of the trumpet kept coming, as if it was intended to warn the city of Barry.

Muzafiadin knelt down and knocked on the helmet of the famous Varangian warrior lifelessly, the other party grunted a few times angrily, then opened his eyes, and also lay on the battlements, saw this huge fleet, and then looked at the Turkic servant in puzzlement, and said a few words of Varyag, and then Muzafiadin said a few words of Turkic language, and the two felt that they could not communicate, so they shouted, and the city soldiers got up one after another, holding the flagpole, "Raise the flag of the Red Hand Cross Sword!" A samurai shouted.

Presently, from the northeastern hills, several knights in full armor came up and stood as far as the city tower could see, holding eagle banners in their hands.

"It's Caesar of Salion, who, as promised, has come to the rescue of Barry City!" I don't know who shouted this excitedly, and then the whole city of Barry boiled, and all the trumpeters were sent by Gawain to the front wall, and blew desperately at the enemy camp below, and the legions of Henry IV ashore on the other side echoed with the sound of trumpets.

The earth-shattering sound of the trumpets quickly spread to the Norman siege camp, "Our flank has been attacked!" The guards and the camp there were like an avalanche, and the soldiers abandoned their posts and ran down, and Bohemond, who had come out of the camp, watched as the reinforcements easily occupied the key passage northeast of the city of Barry, and were at odds with Gawain in the city.

"What a joke, what a joke! I think that since my bad luck in Nicaea, bad luck has always been wrapped in my armor and skin, and the help of friends has not been seen, but the aid of the enemy has been endless, and even the German Lancaesar has sent a fleet and soldiers to reinforce the city of Bari. Bohemond cried out, and then he began to curse his uncle Roger for not saving him, for Zahaas's incompetence, and even for the stupidity of the Holy See, "focusing only on the reproductive affairs of men and women, which led to the resolute alliance of Deutsche Lancaesar with the Greek emperor".

Soon the face of this support force became clear, and Henry IV personally hired seven Venetian ships to escort them, including three hundred chainmail knights and their men, as well as five hundred armored Swabian infantry, and a considerable number of archers and servants, and the army was commanded by Henry IV's chief flag officer, Godfrey of Bouillon. (To be continued......)