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Part 4 Anti-Norman Alliance Chapter 30 Heavy Casualties

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    Facing the fierce attack of the Normans.  The Greek military and civilians, who were still in a state of chaos, were completely unable to resist.  The Norman infantry were quickly replaced and established a foothold at several locations on the city wall.  And bit by bit, they advanced towards other parts of the city wall.

    "Damn it! Hurry! Reinforcements! Put all your troops in. Fight those Normans back!!" Seeing that our own army was severely hit, we were at a disadvantage.  .

    Lili Annu ordered angrily.  And this time.  Although the mechanical weapons transported from Theodosius City Wall on the west side were not delivered.  But reinforcements have already arrived.  Unlike other soldiers who were frightened by the Norman artillery.  They still maintained a certain level of morale and organization.

    After that, under the order of lili Annu, these soldiers rushed forward quickly.  Push away those friendly forces who are at a loss what to do and don't know what to do.  A tight array of shields and spears was formed on the city wall to deal with the charging Norman army.

    The Normans used assault infantry as arrows to charge against the array of Roman heavy infantry.  The remaining Norman infantry took out their throwing axes and threw them to cause damage.  Such tactics exerted great lethality on the narrow city wall.  The Roman legions suffered heavy casualties.  However, it was still worse. The Eastern Roman legions still insisted on guarding their front.  Meanwhile, those ordinary citizens, the militia.  The army, which had been thrown into chaos after being bombarded, gradually recovered.  and joined the fight.

    Under the city wall.  Close to Constantinople.  The Greeks inside the city concentrated all the long-range missile equipment they could muster.  And aimed at the Normans' forward position, shooting and throwing wildly.  Various styles of crossbows, arrows, long and short javelins, and stone projectiles were fired at the Normans like a heavy rain.  Some of these arrows, javelins and projectiles are not powerful enough.  There was a clanking sound on the armor of the Normans.  Or hitting their limbs left the Norman soldiers injured and unable to move.  A few also hit their heads, killing the Normans:

    "The most powerful javelins and crossbow bolts directly penetrated the plate armor of the Norman infantry, causing greater casualties Under such circumstances, under the attack of thousands or tens of thousands of projectiles.  Under the attack of heavy rain of stones, arrows and javelins.  The Norman army could hardly move an inch

    Although the soldiers had put up their shields.  Formed a defensive shield wall.  And protecting the tops of their heads, these more well-equipped Normans formed an array similar to the Roman tortoise shell array.  However, this still did not guarantee that they would not be harmed by the Greek army on the inside.  And more importantly, under such circumstances.  Although their defense has become stronger, their mobility has been greatly reduced.  It is somewhat impossible to continue to attack and gain an advantage.

    At this moment, sixteen siege towers of the Norman army were set up at sixteen places on the city wall.  The total number of troops who rushed to the city wall was only three to four thousand.  The main force was still waiting anxiously under the city wall.  If we don't expand our position and invest more troops, we won't be able to take over this city wall and completely control it.

    Just like this, if you don't take a defensive posture, you will be killed by the opponent's crossbows, but if you take a defensive posture, you won't have enough power to attack those enemies.  There are two contradictions in this way.  This left the advancing Norman army in a dilemma: the Greek army took advantage of the situation and organized several counterattacks.  Although they could not completely drive away the Normans.  But it also allowed the other party to shrink its foothold on the city wall.

    However, also because of this, the Norman array became closer.  The shield walls are layered one above the other.  Soldiers wearing plate armor stood ready.  Even the sling attack couldn't hurt them too much.  The two sides reached a stalemate.  After this stalemate ended: the Greek army became a little tired of it.

    Generally speaking, the attacking party should lose morale at this time and then retreat.  But the Normans still clung to the city wall like brown sugar.  The Greek army attacked several times in succession.  All weapons including Greek fire were used.  In the end, they were still unable to be defeated.  This made Lili Annu feel very uneasy.

    "It's really damned. It's not going to be good if it goes on like this."," Seeing this situation, the Greek soldiers and civilians had a headache. The two sides remained in a stalemate until noon. The Greek army began to change batches of rest one by one.  At this time, the Normans seized the opportunity to launch an attack. A dozen landing sites launched an attack together.

    In this situation.  The Greek army was slightly confused.  They didn't expect to have been fighting from midnight until now.  The Normans, who had been fighting for ten consecutive hours, still had such spirit.  Caught off guard, several Norman troops took over.  They charged violently.  Killed and dispersed the surrounding Greek array.  Opened up a larger position:

    After this, more Norman soldiers climbed along the siege towerClimb the city wall.  These new forces will replace Nuoyan's army, which has only been fighting continuously for a period of time.  Then continue to maintain the offensive momentum.  There are two armies that are about to capture a Greek tower!

    Under such circumstances, the Greeks did not bother to eat and rest: they had to grab the weapons around them and plunge into the battle again.  However, the organization and quality were completely inferior to the Normans.  Such continuous battles were very difficult for the Greek defenders.  Especially those irregular temporary levies, the second-line troops of local garrison and the armed citizens of Constantinople.  is very disadvantageous.

    Soldiers who have not undergone professional endurance training cannot cope with high-intensity combat for several hours.  But the Normans who have undergone professional training do not have this problem.  So, very quickly, he gained the upper hand.  The Greek tower was lost: the Norman troops marched over the layers of corpses that the Greeks had spread on the ground and captured it.  And quickly organized a defense.

    Although the second batch of siege machinery cannot be delivered as soon as possible.  But the Normans still came up with another way. The soldiers at the top of the tower threw down the thick and strong hemp rope.  After that, the soldiers on the ground began to climb up hard along the hemp rope.  Prioritize the crossbow: to consolidate the defense of the tower. I was busy until the afternoon.  The small tower already seemed a little overcrowded.  A total of more than 300 longbowmen and heavily armed crossbowmen occupied the shooting platform on the upper floor of the tower, relying on the battlements to shoot arrows at the slightly lower city wall and below the city wall.  In the lower and second floors of the tower: there are more than 600 Norman infantry and assault infantry.  These soldiers took turns guarding the sides of the tower leading to the entrance to the city wall.  Fighting against the Greeks who desperately charged inside to retake the tower.  In this way, this small tower, covering an area of ??less than 500 square meters, became the focus of the entire battlefield. In several other places in the Norman Empire, operations were not as smooth as here.  Only six of the remaining fourteen landing sites are still holding on.  The remaining eight were all driven back by the Greeks.  Reluctantly left the city wall.  Instead, he fought the Greek Liao on the top floor of the siege tower.  And the other four only retained a small base area on the city wall.  It seemed that the capture of a tower like this never happened again.

    "damn it!"

    Seeing our own troops rushing over like a tide.  He also shot at the opponent's crossbow and suffered heavy losses.  The entrance was blocked by opposing soldiers.  Finally, helplessly, it receded like a tide.  Queen Lili Annu became even more anxious.  Seeing that the day was coming to an end: she didn't even eat, she spent all day on the battlefield from early morning to dusk, directing the troops to fight, but in the end she only got this result.  This was really unacceptable to her.

    "Back then, I also heard about the Battle of Jerusalem, where Aegirna led the Crusaders to fight against the pagans. Although the city defense of Jerusalem was not as good as that of Constantine, it was also a rare fortified city: I won't tell you the reasons for its final fall.  , one reason is that the Crusaders captured a tower and used it as a base to attack the heretics. In the end, this tactic had a great effect: and this time, it seems that he wants to use this method again

    Indeed, in a certain sense, Queen Litiannu's guess is correct.  Although the Norman Emperor did not directly command the battle on this line at the beginning.  It wasn't until noon, after lunch, that we boarded the battleship.  Entered the Golden Horn.  Fight with remote control.  But after learning that our side had captured a tower of the Greeks.  The emperor was indeed greatly encouraged.  And quickly made tactical adjustments.  What followed was a series of commands to stick to the battle.  They are all the work of this emperor.  It is not impossible to say that he wants to repeat his old tricks.

    But knowing is one thing.  But how to deal with it is another matter: fighting the Normans for more than ten hours.  Despite the rotation and rest: the Greek army became very tired.  Losing a lot of physical strength: A little bit unbearable to fight anymore: Lili Annu knew that if he continued to fight, he would not be able to get any benefits.  There is even a possibility of being attacked by the opponent and suffering a loss again.

    So, even though I am unwilling in my heart.  But Lili Annu still issued the order.  The soldiers were asked to retreat and rest.  Ignore the tower for the time being, and focus on driving down the other Normans who climbed onto the city.  Then there was a truce.  Rest for the night and deal with them again tomorrow: it's better for you to eat something and get a good sleep.

    It¡¯s just that lili Annu is right to think so.  But it doesn't mean that the Norman army has to do the same - the thousands of Norman troops on the city wall have been fighting for a day and are mentally exhausted.  However, the Norman troops waiting under the city were all fresh troops

    To be continued

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