Chapter 507 Truce
"Your Majesty, it's bad! Another gap in the Romanus Gate was blasted open by the Roman army!"
"How did you defend it? Why don't you block it immediately!" Sigismund shouted with red eyes. There were two gaps in the Romanus Gate. The first gap was blasted open by the Roman army's artillery fire. He took great efforts to block it. Before he could catch his breath, the second gap was also blasted open.
"No, Your Majesty, the prepared stones and wood are not enough!" The messenger said with sweat on his forehead.
"Asshole! If there are not enough things, can't you tear down the house? Do I need to teach you these?" Sigismund's face was ferocious, and he said fiercely: "Go!"
The subordinates responded quickly and stumbled towards the gap that was blasted open. Seeing that the captain left, Sigismund was not idle either. He pointed at someone beside him and said: "Take your men to reinforce quickly, hold on!"
"Your Majesty, this won't work." John couldn't help but said: "The Romans came too fast, and their artillery is very powerful. Mainz may not be able to hold on for long.
"We have to hold on. I hope other soldiers can arrive as soon as possible. "Sigismund turned his head to look at the fierce battle on the other side of the city wall, and heard the continuous fighting and desperate screams.
Outside the city, the Roman army's artillery fire was getting stronger and stronger. Under the fierce artillery fire, the defenders of Mainz were almost completely in a state of being beaten. The gaps blocked by stones and wood were blasted open one after another, and even several other parts of the city wall were scarred by artillery fire.
The defenders suffered heavy casualties. From a distance, the most violent attack area had turned red, which was formed by the gathering of flesh and blood. Although they still tried to block the attack in this way, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was simply futile.
This siege war is of great significance to Peter. The sooner Mainz is taken, the sooner he can end the war in Central Europe and go to Iberia and Eastern Europe. So the battle of Mainz cannot last long anyway, so from the beginning of the war, Peter has determined the tactics of taking Mainz in the shortest time, and using gunpowder to blast the city wall is an important means.
When the sky gradually brightened on the second day, Peter, dressed neatly, came to the front and looked at the towering city wall not far away.
Today is the time to see the outcome. Peter took a deep breath. The lingering smell of blood and the thick smoke in the air made his blood boil involuntarily.
"Attack! "
After Peter gave the order, the surrounding troops immediately shouted like a tidal wave, and teams of soldiers began to attack more fiercely than in the previous few days.
About four hours later, the battle to climb the city was once again repelled by the defenders on the city wall, but Peter was not depressed. On the contrary, he showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, because during the siege, the gunpowder barrels had been sent to the cave under the city wall and the fuses were installed.
On the top of the city, the exhausted defenders were taking the time to rest and prepare for another attack from Rome. But they waited for a long time and there was no movement. I know that the enemy's attacks have been almost one wave after another these days, but today it seems a little strange.
When the fuse burned to the end, it was dead silent at first. When Peter thought the blasting failed, the whole earth shook violently, and the dull rumble seemed to come from the horizon, getting closer and louder...
Standing in the distance, I saw that the solid city wall was like a building block built by a child, and the foundation was pulled out in an instant. Several large blocks of the city wall collapsed suddenly without warning, and huge bricks fell one by one. At the same time, the overwhelming smoke and dust rose up, straight to Then the entire section of the wall was covered...
The dust cleared, revealing a large gap. The Roman soldiers near the gap were extremely excited, stepping on the bricks and rammed earth on the ground, regardless of falling, and rushed to the gap quickly.
The defenders on the city, who had just been shocked by the collapse, also came to their senses at this moment, and ran to the top of the gap, throwing javelins, stones, and wood down, trying to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy and prevent them from entering the city. But this could not stop the high morale of the soldiers of the Fourth Legion. The soldiers rushed through the gap one after another, intending to Go in and capture Sigismund alive.
The outer defense line of Mainz collapsed, and John and Sigismund continued to command the remaining troops to launch an attack. But because the enemy's attack was too fierce, they were forced to shrink the defense line and rely on the streets and churches in the city center for defense.
At this time, the most dedicated people were not the Roman soldiers, but the Swiss. They faithfully fulfilled their promises and attacked the enemy, and their bravery exceeded that of any army. The place they attacked quickly fell, and the defenders were in chaos. Count Palatinate was about to escape but was caught.
"It's over, it's really over this time."
Sigismund was covered in blood, and the sword in his hand had a gap. Looking at the current situation, he still couldn't help crying.
"Let William go to the Roman emperor and say that I plan to meet him in the tent in person, so that they don't fight anymore. "
John was a little speechless. What had happened to them these days? But he still sent William to explain.
There were military battles everywhere along the way, and he himself rode through quickly. He also held the flag of the Luxembourg Dynasty in his hand.
Peter was watching the military battle outside the city. Suddenly, a figure ran towards them quickly. The guards quickly intercepted the other party. They only heard the other party speaking words of peace negotiation in Romanian. Peter's expression relaxed.
"Sigismund finally couldn't hold on. "
Peter was very pleased and appreciated the strength of the artillery. Otherwise, it would take a long time for the siege to be completed.
When he saw William coming, Peter welcomed him warmly. But the count came for important things this time, so he got straight to the point and said.
"His Majesty the King of Rome and the Duke of Burgundy are going to the Emperor's camp, hoping to temporarily cease fire."
For this, Peter thought it was okay, but he required all the defenders to move outside the city, and Sigismund could keep some guards in the city. Otherwise, he would attack directly.
William agreed. The most important thing now was to rest. He hurried back with the conditions. At this time, the Roman army had crossed the bridge. Mason, who was traveling with him, announced a truce, and William also announced a pause. The two of them came to Sigismund.
"Okay, okay, okay." Sigismund agreed to these conditions and prepared to go to the Roman camp the next day to negotiate with the Roman emperor in person. All the defenders were forced to disarm and move outside the city, but they finally breathed a sigh of relief and didn't have to worry so much.