The first wave of attacks on Theodosius' walls were not the elite soldiers of the Empire. Rather, it was the Thracian legions, which had just joined the Norman army and had not been in it for long. It is conceivable that the Norman Emperor wanted to use these poorly equipped and poorly trained troops as cannon fodder to consume the opponent's physical strength and defensive materials.

Of course, in fact, such a trick did not work at all. Or rather. It worked very badly. When the Norman engineers pushed their proud siege machines. Those well-made bridge-building trucks. Prepare to assume a bridge on the edge of the moat - although the average width of the other moat reached eighteen meters. In the vast majority of places, the maximum amount of bridge-erecting vehicles is exceeded. However, there are still a few narrow places where the bridge can be erected.

"Speaking of which, if there were no siege troops as clever as me. How are those poor fools going to cross the river? such a wide water. Do you want to swim over?" said Egil as he looked at his engineer like a worker bee or an ant or something. Very diligent to spread the bridge erection vehicle flat. Under the surprised gaze of the defenders of Constantine on the opposite side. In an instant, the moat that the other party relied on "can be defended for several months with this" became a smooth road.

"Damn, did these Normans use any magic?" saw the city's first line of defense, and thus came to an end. The Greek army on the opposite side shouted in frustration. And morale is slightly lowered.

"Attack!Shoot!Break their bridge!!Wouldn't be too sturdy!!!," shouted some of the garrisons, who were slightly quicker.

Scattered throughout the walls of Theodosius, there were towers every sixty meters. On top of the ninety-six towers, hundreds of catapults and ballistas were fired continuously. Bombarded the bridges that had just been erected by the Norman Empire. In a flash. Huge ballistas and stone bullets were projected from Constantinople in a row. A dense barrage was formed.

It's a spectacular spectacle. And shocking. The Norman soldiers looked at their companions' faces in amazement. Completely speechless. Because this kind of scene, for a long time, was only seen from the side of their own army. But they didn't expect that this time their enemy would also perform such a long-range attack.

Stone bullets and ballistas were thrown into the moat, causing huge sprays, or striking the bridge deck, making the makeshift wooden bridge tremble violently. Despite the fact that these bridges are made of a lot of materials. It is therefore very sturdy. At the same time, it is also because the accuracy of these mechanical weapons of the other party is not very sufficient. So after this round of bombing, not a single bridge collapsed.

However, under such dense fire, it was necessary to cross the moat by bridges. Thus approaching each other's walls. But it's a very difficult and dangerous thing to do. Under such circumstances, the Thracians, who had always been known for their brute force, also hesitated. No matter how the Norman officers yelled at them, whipping them with their whips and scabbards, they did not dare to step forward.

"Give them armor and a baffle car. Tell them at the same time. The first to ascend to the head of Constantinople and raise the Phoenix banner of the Empire. I will grant him the title and title of count. and a heavy reward of 100,000 Normans, even if he was killed in battle. This reward will also be inherited by his heirs!"

Seeing something like this happen in front of the army. Egil snorted coldly, and then said something like this: "Convey my will." Let these barbarians attack like mad dogs!"

Soon, the knights of the Guards conveyed the Norman Emperor's promise. After hearing such a generous reward, the Thracian soldiers became excited. And the Norman army distributed to them, well-made half-body plate armor and thick, iron-clad baffle carts. It also gave them confidence again. At the same time, the Norman army's reinforcements began to bombard the walls of Constantinople.

More than 200 large and small artillery, as well as more than 500 counterweight catapults and more than 300 heavy crossbow machines. The equipment was divided into six batches under the command of General Basumi. Began to attack the walls of Theodosius, continuously. The earth trembled with the sound of a loud explosion. No matter how heavy the armor is, a projectile made of lead can be beaten into a meat sauce, and a ballista can pierce it. And the flowering bomb that exploded violently could seriously injure all the humans within a radius of tens of meters!

The barrage of barrages fired by the troops of Constantinople was more dense, more shocking, and more deadly than just now, and was carried out by a large number of professional engineers! But under such a terrifying attack, the soldiers of the Eastern Romans still inevitably became terrified! The devastating attack was like a heavy hammer, striking them the heart. Make them dizzy and sore. Inability to act.

"Is this the end of the world?!Is God's final judgment on mankind?!!"

"No! this is an army of demons that have come out of hell!" replied someone beside him.

In this way, the courage burned with the promise of heavy money, and confidence was gained under the protection of sophisticated equipment. Under the cover of a wide range of projectile weapons. The Thracian army began to advance again. The Eastern Roman army, under the offensive of the Norman Empire, appeared to be a little flustered. Only a few of them reacted immediately, shooting at the soldiers who were hiding behind the baffle carts, pushing the building carts, and the ladder carts rushing towards Theodosius.

Under such fire, many Thracians screamed and fell to the wooden bridge, and some fell into the moat. Although the half-body plate armor produced by Norman is excellent, it is still a little unsightly in the face of large stone bullets weighing more than ten kilograms and crossbow guns that are fired fiercely from top to bottom. And because of the crossfire formed by these towers of the opposing side, it could only block the front baffle car, and did not exempt the Thracian soldiers from all attacks, as some people imagined.

However, there were still more Thracian soldiers who fought their way across the moat, which was more than ten meters wide. They came to the opposite bank, under the walls of Theodosius. After that, they took the ladder cart or ran up the stairs of the building cart as the engineers had taught them before. Prepare to climb the city walls. Engage the enemy.

"If I can be the first to climb the wall, I will be a noble!!!" cried the Thracians, who frantically cried out, and swarmed towards the walls with their battle axes, long-handled counterblades, spears, and swords. It's just that the outer wall of Natyodosius is twelve meters high. For a while, I couldn't climb to the top. And at this moment, the Eastern Roman army also eased up. Accustomed to the Norman army's heavy projectile attacks, such attacks could not break the Empire's defenses anyway. So no problem at all!

Accustomed to such horrific attacks, the Eastern Roman army continued to put up fierce resistance. They threw stones, arrows, crossbows, and javelins at the Thracians who were charging upwards to stop them from moving forward.

However, the Thracians, spurred on by Egil's promise, completely ignored the attack on the city. Still struggling to charge. After the people in front were killed, they were held as shields by the people behind and continued to charge. Despite the heavy crossfire of the Eastern Roman army, the Thracians suffered heavy casualties. But they are about to rush to the city!

Seeing that the Thracian barbarians were about to rush to the city. The Eastern Roman soldiers grabbed their spears and swords for hand-to-hand combat, and leaned against a piece to form an array. At the same time, some Greek officers shouted loudly, "Greek fire!" and asked the soldiers to prepare to use the secret weapons of the Eastern Roman Empire.

And so, when the Thracians were about to rush up - suddenly, suddenly, the array of Greek infantry scattered at once. Several copper pipes behind him are exposed. Immediately afterwards, the copper pipe "suddenly" spewed out the oil column, and the oil column was ignited by the lamp in front of the copper pipe. A fiery dragon burned at the Thracians with teeth and claws!

"Ahh Rushed away his own flesh and skin, and directly burned his own bones!

Screams, barely like human voices, rang out one after another on Theodosius' walls. The Thracian soldiers, who were burned to the ground, fell from the wall more than ten meters high in a panic. Fall to death, or be burned to death. Others who were even more unbearable turned and rushed towards their companions, spreading panic and fear elsewhere.

On the contrary, the morale of the Greek army suddenly rose. The soldiers added a little more strength, desperately attacking, throwing, shooting. Drove the Thracians down!

The rest of the Thracians were demoralized. Don't dare to continue the attack. Instead, he dropped his weapon and fled back along the makeshift wooden bridge. This tentative attack ended with a complete victory for the Greeks.

The cheers on Theodosius' walls rose higher and higher. Even under the bombardment of the Normans' dense artillery, catapults and ballistas, the soldiers dared to show their bodies and shout at the Norman array. When morale rose, the Greeks' catapults and crossbows also launched a fierce counterattack. The Normans on the other side of the moat also began to suffer casualties......

(To be continued)