Chapter 269: Pride and Prejudice?
While the castle defenders were desperate, the Ottomans besieging them were in no more panic.
Their siege plan to resist reinforcements is about to go bankrupt.
Although Wu Xin's sweep was successful, many soldiers of the Yenisseri New Army stubbornly fled back to the main camp, bringing back the news that their resistance had been completely broken.
There were a few middle and lower-ranking officers among them, and they also brought back quite clear information, although no one saw Hassan Pasha, but it was still very clear that the Barbary pirates were directly dispersed.
"How dare the Barbary pirates betray the Lord of the Stars and Moon, betray the Caliph?!" The Ottoman officers were roaring, in fact they knew that this was the bitter fruit of their unremitting oppression in recent times.
"It must be that you rely on yourself to be His Majesty's pro-Caliph's army, but in fact, His Highness Khaireddin, who also serves His Majesty the Caliph, will have such a bad result!" Of course, Bulsa knew that it was actually she who inspired this oppression, and her attitude, how could Hayreddin not retaliate?
"Wronged, Your Excellency Envoy, how can I oppress those pirates as if they were brothers?!" Of course, the commander of the Yeniseri refused to take the blame, "Actually, there is a problem with your strategy, we should not continue to attack the city, but should meet the relief force." ”
"I'm just an envoy, I can only give you advice, aren't you still the one who makes the decision?!" Bulsha still wants to mix in the Ottoman Empire, of course, he can't take the blame, "What's more, you waste, I asked you to send elite soldiers to stop the infidels in the port of Tripoli, what did you send?" ”
"That Muhammadmanla is usually very steady, everyone says that he is a reliable man............ "A person who is so ruthless that even a ten-year-old slave girl is determined to kill will naturally be like a fish in water in the Ottoman Empire."
"Shut up, what's the use of talking about it now." Bulsa, before the Ottoman officers gave up, came up with his own solution. "For now, the only way to do this is to enter the Benghazi fortress as soon as possible, destroy one enemy first, and then meet the Tripoli army, but we still have to divide our forces, and I will bring three hundred men. Go and meet the relief force, and you take the castle as quickly as possible. ”
Bursha's plan finally relieved the commander, and the envoy was a bit responsible, taking on the most dangerous and oily work.
At this time, it was already lunch time, and the fourth attack was supposed to be carried out in the afternoon, but the military situation was urgent, and the Ottoman army did not have time for lunch.
"Then I'm glad to be the envoy to you, I will organize a round of onslaught as soon as possible, and after taking the castle. I'm here to support you. After saying that, the commander of the Ottoman army left with his own personal guards in a hurry.
"Okay, we're in Benghazi Castle, let's have lunch." Bulsha drew her twin knives and left in a haughty manner.
Because a wall had already been breached, this time the Ottomans were able to put in much more troops.
Three hundred men attacked the slope of the collapse, and two hundred men still rode two long stairs to attack the city wall.
The defenders watched as they regrouped. Efforts were made to stuff the food in their mouths, and the defenders were few in number. The organization is relatively simple, and the warehouse is right behind you, so you can still grab a meal.
Valletta knew that the little advantage that food provided wasn't enough to give them victory.
"Today is probably the day we return to the High Throne, but alas, Miss Delia. You could have been a great abbot. Valletta also put on a spear, "Actually, I've always thought that women should be bishops. ”
"What about the Chief Master of the Knights Hospitaller?" Delia asked rhetorically with a smile.
"Haha, the chief head is okay, but there are too few people from your Kingdom of England who come to join the Knights, I'm afraid it's difficult. And isn't your king going to completely deny the authority of the true pope and Rome? Valletta said that something suddenly came to mind, "He seems to have arrested a bishop who was adamantly opposed, John Fischer, Miss Delia, you seem to be called Fischer too?" ”
Instead of answering his question, Delia said, "Your Majesty is just being bewitched by the enchantress, and he will surely return to the bosom of God." ”
"Ah, it doesn't have anything to do with us, does it?" Valletta suddenly became excited.
However, Valletta decided that at the last moment, he still spoke to Delia in English, which most of the soldiers did not understand.
"Please don't give up, we, as knights, are role models for the soldiers, and they are counting on us." Although Delia has not been with Valletta for a long time, she already knows that he is indeed a good leader, "God will give grace as long as you persevere." ”
"Hahaha." Valletta laughed, "Delia, you can indeed be a good bishop. ”
At this time, a rumbling footstep sounded, and the Ottoman army was already standing in front of the gentle slope.
In her final moments, Delia didn't think about it: 'What kind of new teammates will he meet when I die?' Will you be able to conquer that brutal elven tribe with him? Will he remember me? How long will you remember? ”
"Starry Moon Big!"
"Starry Moon Big!"
The cry of the enemy pulled Delia out of her confusion, and she took a deep breath, clenched the spear in her hand, and her eyes widened
Wait for the enemy to appear.
Half a minute later, the pagan wrapped in a turban appeared in her field of vision.
"This wave is not the main force of the enemy! Don't use breath! Joel, who was on the city wall, yelled at Delia as he resisted the enemy on his side.
"Good!"
"Well done!"
Delia heard the roars of several soldiers at the same time.
Joel warns Delia and kills one of the enemy officers who was the first to enter the city.
Although he didn't have the good gun, he activated the "Vampire Touch" on his glove, and in just one turn he stabbed one of the "stalwarts" wanderer who led the charge to death.
The wanderer was agile and could have made a big difference.
But he didn't understand until he died, how could he come across such an expensive treasure in such a place.
The diligent attack on the walls did not play much role because of the death of this wanderer.
The officer was seen falling to his death under the city walls. The Ottoman army was demoralized.
The walled line, made up of light and serious wounded, shows no signs of collapse.
Inspired by Joel's success, Terry Jr. and several other henchmen quickly succeeded in pouring boiling dung on a long ladder, which the Ottomans were very weak to attack.
But the real threat is still gentle slopes.
Delia had planned to use the "Green Dragon Breath" as soon as she saw the enemy. But the current situation made her hesitate.
Delia's Green Dragon Breath is the last trump card of the Port of Benghazi, and she can't use it sparingly.
The commander of the Ottoman army was worthy of the best of the new Janisseri, and even in such a dire situation, he did not forget to guard against this trick of Delia.
He divided the three hundred men who charged into two groups, and the front team was only a few dozen people.
"We charge!"
"It's now!"
Delia hesitated, but Valletta decided.
He knew that guarding such a gap must be the first to counterattack and expel the attacking enemy, otherwise the enemy's superiority in strength will soon bring a decisive advantage.
"Praise be to God. Give us strength to help us! ”
Delia also came to her senses, performed a "group aid technique", and then rushed forward with a spear.
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The Ottoman army that went to stop Wu Xin again, although it was Delia who took the lead, she still did not get the right to command.
An old company captain who is quite old and does not even have the strength of the "backbone" is her deputy.
Although nominally a deputy, the old officer was very distrustful of Bursha. It's not that he knows what Bulsha is doing, or even because he senses something is wrong.
He simply doesn't believe in women's abilities. I don't believe in a non-Star and Moon Cultist.
"Although the general asked me to obey your command, don't be delusional that I will really listen to you." As he hurried his horse forward, he said to Bursha, "You Jews are vile liars, unreliable thieves, and I am the commander of the blocking force. ”
Sultan Xurem ostensibly converted to the Star and Moon Cult because of his political correctness. And none of her cronies and subordinates did this, and Bursa, even in Istanbul, never did the "Ten Works".
During this time in the barracks, she also continued to act openly as a believer in Jerkos.
"You're so daring." When Bulsha heard this, of course, she was immediately furious. "Without my help, you also want to hold off the enemy's thousands of troops?!"
"I don't need your help, the enemy in Benghazi Citadel has only his last breath, I have three hundred men, half of them are the Janisseri's new army, and I don't need any help at all to hold on for hours." This old officer is not strong in personal strength, but he has a good insight and enough sacrificial spirit, "And you Jews can never share in trouble, and when there is a crisis, you always flee the fastest." We, the Janissaries, were able to defend the flanks of the main force until our last breath. ”
A lot of bias comes from the right opinion, and it only becomes a bias because it is too large or because the situation changes.
"And you, the newly attached Catholic, this is a good opportunity for you to prove your loyalty, and I look forward to you being able to kill a few heretics to prove your loyalty!" At the same time, he glanced at the people around Bursha.
"Yes, yes, yes. All things are not the Lord, but the Lord of the stars and the moon. The messenger is His messenger. "Villefort didn't understand the language of the stars and moon on the main plane, and just kept repeating the only thing he could say.
"Humph! This is your last chance. As if to see his insincerity, the old officer left with contempt.
He had respect for the Knights Hospitaller, and he would never give respect to the so-called Catholics who had converted under the knife.
The old officer, who was indeed experienced, did not rush to look for the enemy after getting rid of the interference of Burtha.
Instead, he gathered the rout first, and like Wu Xin, he knew very well that every Yenisseri soldier was a valuable asset.
These soldiers did live up to their reputation, and although they were quickly routed in the battle due to the drag of the pirates, they quickly brought back information.
"The enemy is about eight hundred to nine hundred people, no more than a thousand."
"The most dangerous enemy is a large lizard, with thick skin, teeth capable of tearing through ordinary leather armor, and claws capable of wringing necks, even officers in his iron armor cannot withstand its claws. And his tail, which is also dangerous if it is swept away. ”
"There's also a black-armored samurai, and that armor is so hard."
"There's a mage who uses fireballs, and there's an enemy who can use tricks, acid splashes."
They gossiped and basically pieced together the face of the enemy.
However, Wu Xin's hidden strength still worked, and several high-ranking warriors under his command not only preserved their physical strength, but also did not expose it.
And the officers who saw Sazastan use the finger of death were all dead, and he later attacked only by tricks.
This information made the old officer even more distrustful of Bursha, that is, the news that she brought about three or four thousand enemies made her own behavior wrong.
However, he still didn't think that Bursha was actually making trouble, and he said to Bursha: "You see how much damage you almost caused, the port of Benghazi is an important port connecting Egypt and Tunisia, if it can't be occupied in time, Prince Baziyad's fleet will have to prepare more supplies before it can set off." ”
Bursa was an absolute confidant of Sultan Xurem, a background that no Ottoman believed she would sabotage the battle for Benghazi.
The same was true of Villefort, although Bursa told him that Wu Xin's reinforcements had arrived, and that he would survive if he co-operated.
But he still couldn't understand the logic at all, and naturally he couldn't fully believe it.
"I am a hundred times more faithful to the great cause of Sultan Xurem and Prince Baziyed, and the nomads who have come to us are either enemies or three thousand." Bulsha continued his sabotage, as the nomads said, "and besides, your officers may not be right, and they are all running for their lives like lost dogs." ”
However, at this time, her lie was meaningless, because Wu Xin's troops had already appeared in the field of vision of the Ottoman army.
"It's only eight hundred and fifty people, and the military appearance is average." The old officer even thought in his heart that he could defeat them, and the new Yeniselli army was often able to destroy three to five times the enemy in Asia, but he quickly put this thought to a halt and decided to hold his position, "Everyone listen to my orders and hold the road.........
However, before he could finish his sentence, he saw Bulsha suddenly pull out her cicada-wing knife. (To be continued.) )