Chapter 481: Unstoppable

No matter how good the propaganda of the people of the two holy places is, the residents on the front line do not want to sacrifice themselves for Allah at all.

Only ghosts would think of sacrifice, they just want to live in peace. Now there is war, so they have to leave. Although they can come back, they don't want to change their beliefs.

"Is this Lake Tiberias? It's so beautiful."

After occupying Banias, Wojcick marched non-stop to the Tiberias area and soon arrived at Lake Tiberias, where there are abundant water and grass, and it is a rare fertile land.

"Sir, the emperor ordered us to rush to Jerusalem as soon as possible."

After listening to the emperor's order, Wojcick knew that the holy city would be recovered in one fell swoop. I don't know what kind of wind Egypt has, it has to hit its head against the wall. This is not a car overturned.

"Then we have to leave immediately, let the scouts go to explore the way, and the others will follow me to Tiberias. If you are lucky, you can stay in the city at night."

Looking at the dust in the distance, the mayor of Tiberias knew that the pagans were coming. But he couldn't surrender. He was the most pious servant who dedicated his whole life to the great Allah. Death was not scary for him. He just needed to wait until he died and be called by Allah.

So, when the other party's letter of surrender came into the city, the city lord didn't even look at it. He asked all the men in the city to climb the city wall to prepare for the enemy. He not only personally inspected the city defense, but also showed no mercy to those passive officers at all levels and directly punished a group of them.

After the letter of persuasion to surrender was sent, it fell into the sea. After waiting for a day and seeing that there was still no response from the city of Tiberias, Woick was not polite and immediately ordered the whole army to start attacking the city.

The battle of Tiberias entered a fierce state at the beginning. The morale-boosting Roman army rushed to the wall of Tiberias like a tidal wave. The city lord also put on a posture of defending to the death. He not only sent trusted officials at all levels to urge the organized army to defend, but also personally took up the sword and climbed the top of the city to fight the opponent to the death.

For a while, the city was filled with the sound of killing, cannons, arrows, flying stones... flying back and forth in the air, and bloody corpses fell from the top of the city from time to time.

"Kill!" The city lord personally killed a seriously injured Roman soldier who climbed the city wall on the top of the city, panting and waving his sword like a madman. When this wave of offensive finally retreated, he laughed even more at the enemy troops retreating like a tide. In his opinion, these people were just so-so, and Tiberias could still be defended.

"Master! It's bad, Master!" At this moment, a confidant of the city lord rolled and crawled over, and when he saw the city lord from a distance, he shouted loudly: "The gate of Fatima has been opened..."

"What! What's going on?" Hearing this, the city lord couldn't believe his ears, his whole body shook, and then he shouted loudly.

"Ali, it was Ali who ordered the city gate to be opened. He surrendered to the pagans!" The man cried.

"Where is Ibrahim? Isn't he there too? Why didn't you stop him?"

"Ali took advantage of Ibrahim's carelessness and chopped him off with a knife, and then he led people to open the city gate. Now the Roman army has entered the city!"

The city lord was so angry that he was shaking all over, but before he could say anything, another person came to report that Muhammad's gate had also been opened, and it was his confidant who opened it. Not only that, his confidant also persuaded the various tribes in the city to give up resistance and surrender. When the city lord heard this thundering news, how could he stand? His face was ashen and he was about to collapse.

"Master...what should I do now?" Others hurriedly supported the city lord. He took a deep breath, pushed the others away with force, and barely stood with the sword in his hand. At this time, there were bursts of shouting and killing from the city. From a distance, the Roman army outside the city had swarmed in, and the military flag that was originally planted on the top of the city was gone, replaced by the newly replaced Roman double-headed eagle flag.

Seeing this situation, how could the low-morale defending troops have the desire to resist? They were immediately in chaos. Some immediately surrendered, some ran around like headless flies, and many people desperately ran into the city, taking off their military uniforms while running and trying to hide in the city and pretend to be civilians to save their lives... They were just making up the numbers, hoping to get through.

Even where the city lord was, the defending troops were extremely terrified. Some soldiers who were farther away looked at each other and ran away at the same time. How could they care about defending the city? Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the city lord's lips trembled. He wanted to curse, but it seemed that something was stuck in his throat. He wanted to summon his soldiers to fight back and retake the city gate, but it was too late. The earth-shaking shouts of killing came from all directions, and the Roman army that had entered the city was getting closer and closer to him.

Not only that, the Roman soldiers who had just retreated launched another siege on this side. This time, the defenders on the top of the city had no courage at all. They collapsed and fled at the first contact. Seeing the fierce soldiers climbing up the top of the city, waving their swords and chasing them like cutting vegetables and melons, the city lord couldn't help but close his eyes and made a decision in his heart.

Snap!

With a dull sound, the body of the city lord fell heavily under the city. At this time, the Roman army had occupied this part of the city. The captain pulled out the green flag on the top of the city and threw it hard under the city. The big flag fluttered and fell next to the body of the city lord under the city. Then he inserted the double-headed eagle flag that had been prepared long ago. When the flag fluttered in the wind, thunderous cheers resounded through the sky.

Tiberias was captured by the Roman army, and they sold all the civilians in the city as slaves. Woick knew that blood transfusion was needed here, so his methods were a bit drastic. Subsequently, towns such as Beaufort and Nazareth surrendered one after another. The leaders of the two port cities of Acre and Sidon had fled before the Roman army arrived. The miserable situation of the lord of Tiberias was right in front of them, and they were afraid of becoming the next him.

The punishment of Tiberias made the local people even less courageous to resist the coming Roman army. They only hoped that the other side would let them go, but the two legions of the New Crusaders and the New Crescent Army would not let them go.

The New Crusaders were composed of fanatical believers of the Orthodox Church. They were loyal to the emperor and the patriarch, and they were indomitable on the battlefield. Naturally, there was only one word for these pagans: kill.

The composition of the New Crescent Army was much more complicated. It was formed by other factions such as the Alawites and the Druze. They naturally hated the Sunnis and wished to kill them all.

These two legions were also formed in view of the current rise in religious extremism. They can join the war and sacrifice themselves, so that the emperor will not worry.

The Orthodox Church has a good relationship with small sects such as the Alawites, and they can get along well with each other. Of course, they will do their best to fight against their common enemy, the Sunnis. Wherever they go, the people are really miserable and miserable.