In the siege camp outside Port Ella.

In the largest tent, the lights were brilliant.

Rauf triumphantly said, "I sent my fleet in Aqaba long before to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's port."

"We use the flame as a signal, and if we light the fire, we will prove that they have succeeded."

He pointed to the faint glow of fire in the distance, in the harbor of Ella, "Now, more than a thousand of my warriors have slain into the enemy's city."

"Now, I'm afraid they're panicking."

The dark wizard named Minometus said in a cold tone: "It seems that your lordship, you don't trust me, and you haven't mentioned such an important plan to me?"

"Oh, Master Minomet, where is such a trivial matter worthy of your concern, and please show me what the situation is in this port?"

A falcon is not an owl.

They don't need to prey on rodents that come out at night.

So at night, their eyes are as sharp as those of a blind man.

This is also the key to being able to lead the Crusader cavalry to successfully raid Saladin's camp before Lothar.

The Dark Wizard closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

After a long time, he spoke, "There is a strong smell of death in the port, and there must be a big war."

Rauf immediately laughed and said, "It seems that Lamore did a good job, killing and wounding a lot of enemies."

"It's just that the enemy has wizards after all, and Ramour needs our support."

"Give the order, light the torches, send the chief thousand-man team, use all siege engines, and attack immediately!"

The order is out.

The entire siege camp was boiling.

Rauf couldn't help but contempt and said, "This Lothar is just a hairy boy, and he can't compare with my old rival Renard, and he can't count the levies under his command more than two thousand."

"Right now, I'm afraid most of them have been drawn to the port, and the defenses of the walls are at their weakest."

No matter what Rauf thinks, his side has a big advantage.

But he was still a little uneasy in his heart, and admonished, "Master Minomet, if the enemy's witches make a move, you must capture them for me."

"Grab?"

Minometro snorted coldly, "Put away your lust heart, the battle between spellcasters is extremely dangerous, even if I am stronger, I dare not keep my hand."

Rauf made an offer: "When the city is breached, I will slaughter it completely, and then all the souls will belong to you and the great scorpion god."

"You have to know that if you do this, after this battle, the port of Ayla will almost be reduced to ruins, which is a great loss for me."

Minometus was silent for a moment, then said, "Well, I'll try to catch a witch for you, but I can't guarantee it."

Rauf was still a little dissatisfied, but seeing Minomotu's cold expression, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Although this dark wizard is also terrifying, his temper is worse than that of Master Shermel, who trained a manticore knight order for him.

However, as long as he can catch a witch for him to enjoy, it is okay to have a bad temper.

I heard that witches, both in shape and appearance, are far beyond the scope of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Rauf subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

…

In the siege camp.

The drums of war sounded.

The chief thousand-man team, who had been prepared in advance, wore uniform black scale armor, armed with straight swords and round shields, and began to push the siege tower forward with the sound of drums.

Saracen soldiers, some hiding under siege engines, some pushing in the rear.

This type of siege vehicle has a battering ram hanging from it, and the top is also covered with an iron interlayer of arrows, which can provide a temporary shelter for the soldiers below.

The conscripts were shoved, kicked, and awakened from their slumber by their commander, and they were tasked with filling in the entrenchment outside the walls of Port Aylah.

[In view of the general environment,

There was no moat in the port of Ella, but the outer ring of the moat was also an insurmountable obstacle for the massive siege engines.

Accompanied by the roar of beasts.

Manticores carry the knights behind them into the air, and these manticores have not been fed since today, precisely to maintain their ferocity.

Not far under the mound.

Jeanne quickly retracted her head.

Fortunately, these manticores and the knights behind them didn't look at her at all.

In the trenches farther away, hussars and their servants, nearly two hundred men.

She was the only one who ran to the front to observe the layout of the enemy's siege camp.

A black-armoured Mamluk cavalry was in the rear, not participating in the siege of the city—presumably in preparation for the hussars she led.

There is a falcon, and the news that she led the team to break out of the encirclement is impossible to hide from Rauf.

Lothar called Rauf a fool who thought he was smart, but although Rauf was self-righteous, his intelligence was still in the category of a normal person.

Therefore, he had already deployed his personal guard, the most elite cavalry force, at the rear of the camp in advance.

If Jeanne wanted to launch a surprise attack, the Mamluk cavalry would be able to intercept her as soon as possible.

"No chance."

"Then don't rush."

Jeanne was calm.

She didn't believe that the pagan army in front of her could break through the port of Ella.

Instead of leading the hussars to rush forward to fight a tough battle at this time, desperately risking more than half of the losses and disrupting the enemy's formation, it is better to watch the show here and wait for the opportunity.

The best way is to wait until the enemy is defeated, and then take the opportunity to use a wave of decapitation tactics to directly eliminate the enemy's leader, the villain named Rauf.

…

At this time.

Lothar had already led the Varangian Guard to the city walls.

In the harbor, just clearing some of the enemy's remnants of the defeated army, this small task was left by Lothar to Moder.

"My lord, do you want to fire?"

Hans asked.

With the accuracy of the Siegfried Tower, it is not a problem to hit the enemy's siege towers and siege engines at this distance.

Although this siege weapon is not afraid of ordinary bows and arrows and stone throwings, it does not mean that it is not afraid of ballistas and trebuchets.

Once the siege engines are destroyed, the enemy can be declared bankrupt tonight, and even the most recent siege plans, and they will have to rebuild the siege engines.

Carrying a rudimentary ladder, risking the enemy's arrows and artillery shells, and attacking the city with ants will only appear in TV dramas where the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great.

Lothar shook her head and said, "Wait a little longer, get them closer before firing."

The siege engines in Siegfried's towers are extremely accurate, and the unique design of the shooting holes makes them have a large firing range, which is one of the reasons why Lothar dares to let them put the siege weapons closer before fighting.

Moreover, he still has the hole card of Dragon's Breath, even if the enemy is completely out of the firing range of the Siegfried Tower, he can burn the entire siege tower into a torch.

If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to consume some more enemy strength, how would he carry out the next Sinai strategy?

At that point, it will be his turn to attack the city.

The distance of the enemy is getting closer and closer.

The leader of the Armenian mercenary regiment shot an arrow and hit a Saracen soldier hiding behind the battering ram's shield with precision, but he was immediately filled by a new man.

Moreover, the man also learned his lesson and plugged the shield in the hole of the arrow plate.

Tightly, his light infantry was simply not able to inflict effective casualties on the enemy.

"Alas, this battle is difficult."

The mercenary leader sighed lightly.

If it weren't

In the siege of the city, if he could run, he would have run with his men a long time ago.

Overhead, a lion's roar sounded.

Ten manticore knights swept through the sky, and the knights behind them, not so much knights as animal trainers, lost their sights because of their high-speed movements in the air, whether they were bows and arrows or javelins.

They are practically incapable of any combat role, just acting as the brains of the manticore, directing these beasts into battle.