At this moment, the west, north, and south directions of Marash Fort have been besieged by the besieged barracks backed by the Felamis River, and countless stakes and forks are like fangs in the mouth of wild beasts, and they are tightly pressed against the gates and pheasants of Marash in rows, and there are many "independent artillery forts" protruding from them, most of which are concentrated on the northern slope where the Gemegis Brigade is located, and the muzzles of more than ten fire bear cannons and cast bronze cannons are only a few hundred feet away from the city wall, and there are suspensions, ring moats, sandbags, and earthen baskets on their sides. There are also soldiers of the Khitan Snow Barrel Artillery Regiment who hold wooden poles and push them, many of whom are bare-bones according to custom; Behind the fences and mounds of earth, there were all kinds of civil engineering tools, and many soldiers of the artillery regiment contingent sat behind them, and continued to lay the rest of the dense light artillery, of all kinds—this should have been the largest and most powerful, nay, or only "artillery team" in the world at that time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the back of the artillery detachment, there were rows of half-crouching shooters holding long and short muskets, most of whom were adapted from the grenadiers attached to the former brigade and regiment, and before that, many Armenians and Romans (Greeks) entered, expanding their strength and strength, many of whom were chewing on the saffron stigma under the round helmets in the shape of an umbrella crown, and the sound of the slowly burning arquebus was mixed with the sound of the slowly burning arquebus.

All of them waited for the order of the general attack, and their eyes under the brim of their hats were stared at the ochre-yellow walls of Marash, and at the figures and bows that flickered behind them, and at the artillery that they kept pushing forward, and some began to pray secretly, while others complained that the priest did not dare to come forward and perform a prayer ceremony for them.

Further on, the reserve front was full of soldiers and border residents of the Gimagis Brigade with infantry spears and swords, and they were all the main forces of the siege. The tip of the spear and the tip of the blade staggered, literally as Anna's letter described, like a dark black band, tightening the grip on the target, Marashburg.

To the west was the fork of the river, where the Defender Brigade and the frontier people of Seleucia, Tarsus, and Vanka were the western siege positions.

To the south, there are also two detachments of the Philo Mellon Brigade and the Red Hand Brigade stationed there.

As for the two twin regiments of the Red Hand Cavalry, they began to roam the vast plains east of the city, preparing to catch the fish that might slip through the net on the defending side.

At the peak of Alabash, Gao Wen, who can overlook the situation of the two siege positions in the north and west, is surrounded by many generals in front of him, Gao Wen is still thinking about Anna's letter, but he doesn't want this little girl and the imperial ink lady Hetomia to be too involved in battlefield affairs, but Anna didn't say this "request" so stiffly, so Gao Wen gathered the commanders, and there were three candidates for the attack in front of him:

i.e. Bramson, Dorus, and the newly surrendered Hercules.

Why these three? Because Bramson is in command of the new brigade, "Unlike Branas, you, as General Temachi, have to lead by example and boost morale. The soldiers of the new brigade follow you a few more times, and they will naturally become elite. ”

As for Dorus and Hercules, it is actually necessary to choose which one will shoulder the task of attacking the north gate, because this is the concentration of artillery, and it must be the first point to break through Marash. Both men were young men, the former was now the military chief of the Vanka Biansai district, but his wife thought he should go further; And the latter is a heroic mercenary who is famous throughout Anatolia and also needs greater performance to prove his strength.

So Gawain thought about it again and again, summoned the two young generals and the commander of the artillery regiment, Leotius, and said, "In the immediate attack on the fortress of Marash from the north gate, I will use a large number of siege artillery, so which of you can cooperate with General Leotius?" ”

Originally, Gawain wanted to ask the two to express their position, who could "accept the dispatch of artillery".

But who would have thought that Hercules would have fallen down on his knees and proclaimed to the patron of the lord, "Forgive me for my ignorance, for I have always fought with bows and sabers, and have no experience of fighting with such iron pipes and firearms. Therefore, it is more desirable to fight with General Branas's army at Simon and receive orders from him. ”

"Hmm, that's all?" Gawain never expected it.

"Yes, please consider my difficulties, Lord Guarantor." Hercules asked again.

Gawain coughed lightly, then got up and said, "Then I announce that I will entrust Dorus with the command of the selection of the north gate attack. Lambert. ”

"Your Excellency, the Great Guarantor!" Young Dorus patted his chest, full of pride.

"Remember, your team is not under the command of General Gregor. On the contrary, you and Gregor are all under the control and command of Leotius, the commander of the artillery regiment. You must not move lightly when he announces the cannon, and you must not hesitate when he announces the charge. With that, Gawain plunged the blade of the sword of phosphorus fire deep into the ground beneath his feet, and his tone was very stern, "If anyone, whether it is an ordinary soldier or General Temachi, dares to despise or even resist the request of the artillery commander Leotius, I will not forgive it easily!" ”

At noon, on the peak of Mount Arabash, Gawain's black and white cross cloak rose from the flagpole, which was the signal for the whole army to storm Marash.

The Great Patron's order was to "follow the spirit of death that had been used to capture the small city of Alalmanburg, attack, attack, attack again, take Marash in one day, and deal a devastating blow to all the Arni spirits who are still resisting!" ”

In the sunlight, in the middle of the siege of the north gate, the muzzle of a fire bear cannon glowed, and the gunner raised a long pole on his head and lit the arquebus of the medicine room.

The Armenian soldiers, who were still holding on to the moats, could clearly see the burning and splashing of the guns in the artillery room behind a long series of artillery ramparts, and they had a short time to hesitate - after a few seconds, many of them scrambled to flee from their posts.

With the white mist fired from the muzzle of the cannon, the round iron projectile was the first to spin and be shot, its tail was like a red comet - about the same time in mid-air, more than a dozen such "comets" were shot out of the artillery forts, and the air made a sharp friction sound, and then hit the wall of the northern part of Marash one by one, and the craters that were recessed in front of the soldiers' eyes kept appearing, and the stone wall fragments that were smashed out, and the mighty loud noise, the whole north wall built on the hillside seemed to be suddenly twisted, But it didn't take long for it to bounce back again, and the whole scene was both spectacular and eerie.

Then, there was the rapid fire of all kinds of light artillery, and in a short time more explosions and shots, pouring countless projectiles on the creaking walls of Marash, so so that the shooting troops behind the wooden fence could not look up, they shrunk their necks to cover their hats, and the flying debris of the city wall hit them like hail.